Dhinakaran files nomination for RK Nagar by-polls, says will teach opponents a lesson

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CHENNAI: Sidelined All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader TTV Dhinakaran on Friday filed his nomination for the RK Nagar by-polls and said that they will "teach a lesson to their opponents" in the upcoming elections.

Also, speaking about the `two-leaves` symbol, Dhinakaran said, "Whatever symbol we get, we will accept it and teach lesson to our opponents in upcoming RK Nagar by-polls."

He further said that the `two-leaves` symbol is the symbol for which "Amma (late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa) stood."

"Two-leaves symbol is the symbol for which Amma stood and it shouldn`t go to anti-people and traitor government," said Dhinakaran after filing nomination for RK Nagar by-polls in Chennai.

Yesterday, the ousted AIADMK leader approached the Delhi High Court challenging two-leaves symbol order of the Election Commission (EC).

Earlier in the month, the election watchdog had ruled that the party`s faction led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palanisamy and his deputy, O. Panneerselvam (EPS-OPS) would be entitled to use the name of the party and its reserved symbol, holding that it enjoyed majority in the party`s legislative and organisational wings.

Following the ruling, Dhinakaran, while addressing party workers here last week, said, "I will win in RK Nagar by-election and take back `two leaves` symbol."Backed by her aunt, Sasikala, Dhinakaran had also laid claim over the symbol after a power tussle ensued in the party following the death of Jayalalithaa.

Dhinakaran is also facing a court case in the two leaves symbol bribery case.

On November 23, a Delhi court pulled up the police once again for not filing supplementary chargesheet against Dhinakaran in the two leaves bribery case, who was granted bail on June 1 after being arrested on April 25.

According to police, arrested middleman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had tried to bribe the EC officials to get nod for using the symbol for Sasikala`s faction of the AIADMK.

Meanwhile, the EC has fixed December 21 as the polling date for the RK Nagar by-elections.