TN: DMK announces organisational rejig

An organisational rejig has been taken place among DMK party in Tamil Nadu. The party has announced its chief MK Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi, to a key post in Tiruchirappalli district.

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party in Tamil Nadu on Saturday announced an organisational rejig and appointed a close aide of party chief MK Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi, to a key post in Tiruchirappalli district.

DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan announced that the party's Tiruchi north and Tiruchy south units were being divided to create Tiruchi central.

Udhayanidhi's aide Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, also a Legislator from Tiruverumbur Assembly constituency, has been appointed in-charge for Tiruchi south, Anbazhagan said in a party statement.

Kaduvetti Thyagarajan is the district secretary for Tiruchi north while Vairamani is the party in-charge of Tiruchi central.

The changes had been made following the appointment of former Tiruchi south district secretary, K N Nehru, as DMK's principal secretary Anbazhagan added.

Nehru, also an MLA and a former minister, is a strongman in Tiruchirappalli.