IN the ensuing elections to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly to be held on April 6, the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee has decided to fight along with the DMK-led Secular Progressive Front. Following the discussions with the DMK, CPI(M) will contest six assembly seats. Similarly, CPI, VCK, MDMK are also contesting in six seats each.

Following this agreement with the DMK, the state secretariat and the state committee of CPI(M) met and finalised the candidates for the six assembly seats as follows:

1. Keelvelur (SC) – Nagai Mali
2. Thiruparankundram – S K Ponnuthai
3. Kovilpatti – K Srinivasan
4. Gandharvakottai  (SC) – M Chinnadurai
5. Harur (SC) – A Kumar
6. Dindigul – N Pandi

The state committee called upon the Party members and sympathizers to take the message of the Party across the state to ensure out and out rout of the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the ensuing elections and make our candidates victorious. It has been decided that a manifesto will also be released in a couple of days for this assembly elections.