Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Suspended DMK member and former Member of Parliament, KP Ramalingam on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chennai. "I joined in BJP today, I will dedicate my life for the development of the party," said Ramalingam.
"For 30 years I was in DMK and faced seven elections... During the Covid-19 situation, DMK called for an all-party meeting. I released a statement against the meeting, after that I was suspended. Now I have taken 8 months' time and under no pressure joined BJP," he said.