Nellai Municipal Corporation DMK 25th ward councilor Kittu alias Ramakrishnan has been announced as the mayoral candidate.
Saravanan, who was the mayor of Nellie Corporation, resigned from his post. Subsequently, the State Election Commission ordered to elect a new mayor. Accordingly, it was announced that the indirect election for the post of mayor will be held tomorrow. Corporation Commissioner Sukhaputra has been appointed as the Returning Officer and all arrangements have been made for the indirect election.
The councilors contesting for the mayoral candidacy should file their nomination papers tomorrow morning from 10.30 am to 11 am at the Rajaji Center meeting hall in the main office of the corporation. Time for consideration of nominations is 11 am to 11.30 am and time for withdrawal is 11.30 am to 11.45 am. If there is competition in it, arrangements are ready to hold elections.
In this situation, Senior Ministers K.N. Nehru and Thangam Thennarasu visited Nellai to discuss who to announce as the Mayoral candidate on behalf of DMK. Then this morning at a private hotel in Nellie Vannarpet, the Corporation DMK. They consulted with 44 councillors.
DMK in this meeting. Eastern District Secretary Aavudayappan, District In-charge Maiden Khan, Abdul Wahab MLA, Municipal Secretary Subramanian also participated.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister KN Nehru advised that everyone should unanimously support the mayoral candidate who will be decided by the party leadership without competition and elect him as the mayor. Subsequently, the Corporation declared 25th Ward Councilor Kittu alias Ramakrishnan as the mayoral candidate. The ministers asked the councilors to continue to cooperate with him.
Kittu alias Ramakrishnan, who has been announced as the mayoral candidate, is one of DMK’s senior pioneers. He has been elected as a councilor for the 3rd time in Nellai Corporation. It is noteworthy that Kittu, who belongs to a middle-class family, can always travel on a bicycle throughout his ward area.
DMK Kittu, who was announced as the mayoral candidate by the leadership, congratulated ministers KN Nehru, Thangam Tennarasu, district secretary Avudayappan, district in-charge Maithin Khan and Abdul Wahab MLA. Other councilors congratulated him
