Chennai: Sensing trouble from some party workers over denial of tickets in this month`s civic polls, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Sunday asked them to withdraw their nominations and assured them they would be rewarded at an "appropriate time".
"I have come to know some party workers have filed their nominations against party nominees. Such acts will only help the opposition," she said in a statement.
She also urged those who have filed their nominations against party candidates to withdraw their candidature. Observing that not being given tickets would in no way mean the party workers were rated less, she assured them "at an appropriate time" efforts would be made to provide them an opportunity to serve the people.
Facing her first major political battle after storming back to power in the April 13 Assembly polls, the Chief Minister appealed to the people to give her party a chance in the multi-cornered civic polls, scheduled October 17 and 19.
Last week, a section of AIADMK volunteers staged a protest in front a hotel in Tiruchirapalli where Finance Minister O Panneerselvam and Agriculture Minister K A Sengottaiyan were staying, over denial of tickets to contest assembly and civic polls. Protests were also reported in front of the party headquarters here. AIADMK and DMK which formed rainbow alliances for the Assembly polls have dumped their respective allies and are vying to wrest seats in over 13,000 local bodies, including nine corporations and municipalities.
PTI