In a byelection whose campaign was yet again marred by allegations of bribery, independent candidate and rebel AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran emerged victorious beating his AIADMK rival by a massive margin of 40,707 votes. The victory of Jayalalithaa aide Sasikala’s nephew against all odds and coming on the death anniversary of AIADMK founder MGR marks his birth as a political star.
In a byelection whose campaign was yet again marred by allegations of bribery, independent candidate and rebel AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran emerged victorious beating his AIADMK rival by a massive margin of 40,707 votes. The victory of Jayalalithaa aide Sasikala’s nephew against all odds and coming on the death anniversary of AIADMK founder MGR marks his birth as a political star.