DMK’s former candidate, who contested against Jayalalithaa in 2016, joins AIADMK

Shimla Muthuchozhan, who has joined the AIADMK, is the daughter-in-law of former Social Welfare Minister, S.P. Sarguna Pandian

Updated - March 07, 2024 02:19 pm IST - CHENNAI

Shimla Muthuchozhan. File photograph

Shimla Muthuchozhan. File photograph

Shimla Muthuchozhan, who contested as the DMK candidate against former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the R.K. Nagar constituency during the 2016 Assembly election, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, joined the AIADMK in the presence of the party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

Ms Muthchozhan is the daughter-in-law of former Social Welfare Minister, S.P. Sarguna Pandian, who served the DMK cabinet headed by M. Karunanidhi during 1996-2001.  

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