The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) will neither contest nor support any political party in the Srirangam byelection, party leader S. Ramadoss announced on Tuesday.
A resolution adopted in the administrative council meeting of the party reiterated that byelections were unnecessary and whenever a seat fell vacant, political parties that had won it should be allowed to nominate its candidate.
“It has been clearly established that only ruling party can win by-elections in Tamil Nadu. That is why the PMK decided to keep away from by-polls, barring the by-poll to Pennagaram Assembly constituency,” he said.
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