South is contesting on behalf of AIADMK in the Erode East by-election. The candidate introduction meeting was held in Erode on Thursday. The meeting was attended by leaders of AIADMK-allied parties such as GK Vasan, Poovai Jaganmurthy, Dr. Krishnasamy, Janpandian and others.
While BJP state president Annamalai was expected to attend the meeting, he was replaced by former MP and national secretary CP Radhakrishnan.
After the meeting, “BJP state president Annamalai why did not attend this meeting?” Responding to the question, CP Radhakrishnan said, “He has gone to Annamalai with Union Minister Murugan to participate in various programs including the opening ceremony of the cultural center set up with the financial assistance of the Central Government in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He could not attend this meeting as the program was already decided. Otherwise, there are no other reasons.”