Former AIADMK MLA Thanga Tamilselvan, who joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) two months ago after quitting T.T.V. Dhinakaran’s AMMK, was named one of its propaganda secretaries on Friday. At present, the DMK has two propaganda secretaries in senior party leaders and MPs Tiruchi Siva and A. Raja
Mr. Tamilselvan, a native of Theni district, was given the post as per party rules, general secretary K. Anbazhagan said in a statement.
Mr. Tamilselvan has represented Andipatti in the State Legislative Assembly multiple ti MUNNETRAmes, and has been a Rajya Sabha MP between 2002 and 2008. After the death of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Jayalalithaa, he vowed allegiance to V.K. Sasikala and her nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran, who floated the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK).
In June this year, he left the AMMK and joined the DMK, in the presence of its president M.K. Stalin.
Another former legislator V.P. Kalairajan, who similarly left the AIADMK for the AMMK and later joined the DMK, was named joint secretary in the party’s literary wing. Party functionary K.M. Nagarajan was appointed the party weavers’ wing secretary. One of the party’s spokespersons and Rajya Sabha MP T.K.S. Elangovan was named party’s media secretary.