DMK posters oppose MMK’s decision to contest on separate symbol
DMK posters have emerged in Nagapattinam opposing the MMK's decision to contest future elections on its own symbol. The MMK, led by M.H. Jawahirullah, previously won a seat in the DMK-led alliance but has now resolved to run independently. DMK functionaries argue that Jawahirullah should resign from his current position before seeking a new mandate under the MMK's symbol.
- ▪Posters opposing MMK's decision were put up by DMK cadres in Nagapattinam.
- ▪M.H. Jawahirullah won the Nagapattinam seat as part of the DMK-led alliance in the last election.
- ▪The MMK decided to contest future elections on its own symbol after a recent general council meeting.
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Posters put up by DMK cadres opposing a resolution passed by Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) to contest future elections on its own symbol created a flutter in Nagapattinam on Saturday.In the 2026 Assembly election, MMK president M.H. Jawahirullah contested from Nagapattinam Assembly constituency as a candidate of the DMK-led alliance on the Rising Sun symbol and won. At the recent general council meeting of the MMK, a resolution was adopted stating that the party would contest the forthcoming elections in Tamil Nadu on its own symbol.Opposing the move, DMK functionaries in Nagapattinam pasted posters across the town including in the bus stand area and Nagore. The posters, issued in the name of a DMK functionary, said that while the party welcomed Mr.
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