The Congress on Sunday evening released its ninth list of Lok Sabha candidates fielding among others Karti Chidambaram in Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu, triggering strong protests from former Union Minister E.M. Sudarshana Nachiappan, who was in the race for the seat.
Mr. Nachiappan had in 1999 defeated Mr. Karti’s father P. Chidambaram, when the latter was in the Tamil Maanila Congress.
The intense fight between Mr. Karti and Mr. Nachiappan delayed naming the candidate for Sivaganga. On Sunday the list was released and it included Rajya Sabha member B.K. Hariprasad (Bangalore South) and Tariq Anwar (Katihar in Bihar), who had recently quit the NCP. With this the party has fielded 227 candidates so far for the seven-phase polling.
Mr. Karti had lost the elections in Sivaganga in 2014. He is facing criminal cases, including a money laundering case involving INX Media.