Left parties to contest in Tamil Nadu bypolls; CPI to field candidate in Dharapuram, CPI(M) in Madurantakam
Candidates to be announced on September 15. According to Mr. Veerapandian, the upcoming bypolls in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies are not normal byelections, but what he termed as byelections imposed on people.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) have announced their decision to contest the upcoming by-elections in Dharapuram and Madurantakam Assembly constituencies separately, without affiliating themselves with any other formations. This move has turned the bypolls into a four-cornered contest.
If the Seeman-led Naam Tamilar Katchi joins the fray, it would make the contest five-cornered. The alliances led by the TVK, DMK, and AIADMK have already announced their own candidates. The CPI's State secretary, M. Veerapandian, addressed reporters at Balan Illam in Chennai, stating that the candidates of the Left front would be declared on September 15.
He emphasized that the CPI has consistently maintained its stance of not joining any alliance, even when supporting the TVK's efforts to form the government. Veerapandian highlighted that the upcoming bypolls are not ordinary elections but are imposed upon the people, and the Left parties will contest these elections adhering to their position of not being part of any alliance.
He appealed to various democratic forces to support the Left parties. The by-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram are set to take place on October 6.
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