Seethalakshmi is campaigning as the Naam Tamilar Party candidate for the Tiruppur constituency, amidst controversies over the allocation of the sugarcane farmer symbol and the election commission assigning the microphone symbol instead.
Coimbatore: The Naam Tamilar Party has announced Seethalakshmi as their candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the Tiruppur constituency on April 19. This announcement comes amid a symbol controversy where the party's preferred sugarcane farmer symbol was not allocated, and a microphone symbol was assigned by the Election Commission instead.
This switch has been viewed as a setback by party members, given their historical association with the sugarcane farmer symbol. The situation was further complicated when Bharatiya Makkal United Party was allocated the sugarcane farmer symbol, leading to widespread confusion.
In response, Chandrasekar, a candidate who filed his nomination on behalf of the Bharatiya Makkal United Party in Tiruppur, has withdrawn his candidacy today, citing a desire not to split the Naam Tamilar Party's vote and expressing dissatisfaction with his party. This move leaves the microphone symbol as the focal point for the Naam Tamilar Party's campaign efforts in the constituency.
This switch has been viewed as a setback by party members, given their historical association with the sugarcane farmer symbol. The situation was further complicated when Bharatiya Makkal United Party was allocated the sugarcane farmer symbol, leading to widespread confusion.
In response, Chandrasekar, a candidate who filed his nomination on behalf of the Bharatiya Makkal United Party in Tiruppur, has withdrawn his candidacy today, citing a desire not to split the Naam Tamilar Party's vote and expressing dissatisfaction with his party. This move leaves the microphone symbol as the focal point for the Naam Tamilar Party's campaign efforts in the constituency.