Dalit party Puthiya Tamizhakam (PT) would field its president K Krishnasami from Andipatti assembly constituency from where AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa is going to contest the by-election due next month.

“The decision was taken at the party's executive committee meeting, held in Coimbotore on Wednesday,” Krishnasami told reporters on Thursday.

When asked about seeking support from other political parties, Krishnasami said that Congress president E V K S Elangovan was in favour of his candidature, while TMC president G K Vasan was yet to take a decision in this regard.
He said that he would personally meet the leaders of Left parties in Chennai to garner their support, once his conditional bail was relaxed.
Bureau Report