Karunanidhi to contest from Tiruvarur

CHENNAI: The following is the list of 119 candidates released by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi on Thursday:

Tiruvarur – M.Karunanidhi, 

Villivakkam – K.Anbazhagan, 

Kolathur – M.K.Stalin, 

Egmore (R) – Parithi Ellamvazhuthi, 

Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar – P.K. Sekar Babu, 

Chepauk – Thiruvallikeni – J. Anbazhagan, 

Thousand Lights – Hasan Mohammed Jinnah, 

Virugampakkam – K. Dhanasekaran, 

Saidapet – M. Mahesh Kumar, 

Ponneri (R) – A. Manimekalai,

Thiruvallur – E.A.P. Sivaji, 

Ambattur – B. Ranganathan, 

Madavaram – Kanimozhi, 

Tiruvottiyur – K.P.P. Sami, 

Pallavaram – T.M. Anbarasan, 

Tambaram – S.R. Raja, 

Uthiramerur – Pon Kumar, 

Katpadi – Durai Murugan, 

Ranipet – R. Gandhi, 

Kilvaithinankuppam (R) – K. Seetharaman, 

Gudiyattam (R) – K. Rajamarthandan, 

Tiruppathur – S. Rajendran, 

Thiruvannamalai – E.V.Velu, 

Kilpennathur – K. Pitchandi, 

Arni – R. Sivanandam, 

Vandavasi (R) – S.P.J. Kamalakannan, 

Vanur (R) – S. Pushparaj, 

Viluppuram – K. Ponmudy, 

Vikravandi – K. Radhamani, 

Tirukkoilur – M. Thangam, 

Sankarapuram – T. Udayasuriyan, 

Panruti – Saba. Rajendran, 

Cuddalore – Ela. Pugazenthi, 

Kurinjipadi – M.R.K. Panneerselvam, 

Thiruvidaimarudur (R) – Kovi. Sezhiyan, 

Kumbakonam – K. Anbazhagan, 

Thiruvaiyaru – Kallanai S. Chellakannu, 

Thanjavur – S.N.M. Ubayadullah, 

Orathanadu – T. Mahesh Krishnasami, 

Kilvelur (R) – U. Mathivanan, 

Mannargudi – T.R.P. Raja, 

Nannilam – R. Elangovan, Srirangam – N. Anand, 

Tiruchi (West) – K.N. Nehru, 

Tiruchi (East) – Anbil Periyasamy, 

Thiruverumbur – K.N. Sekaran, 

Lalgudi – A.Soundarapandian, 

Manachanallur – N. Selvaraj, 

Thuraiyur (R) – S. Parimaladevi, 

Perambalur (R) – M. Prabhakaran, 

Kunnam – S.S. Sivasankar, 

Aravakurichi – K.C. Palanichami, 

Krishnarayapuram (R) – T. Kamaraj, 

Kulithalai – R. Manickam, 

Gandharvakottai (R) – Kavithaipithan, 

Viralimalai – S. Reghupathy, 

Pudukkottai – Periyannan Arasu, 

Gangavalli (R) – K. Chinnadurai, 

Yercaud (R) – C. Tamilselvan, 

Sankari – Veerapandi S. Arumugam, 

Salem (South) – S.R. Sivalingam, 

Salem (West) – R. Rajendran, 

Veerapandi – Veerapandi A. Rajendran, 

Rasipuram (R) – V.P. Duraisami, 

Senthamangalam (R) – K. Ponnusamy, 

Kumarapalayam – Veppadai G. Selvaraj,

Pennagaram – P.N.P. Inbasekaran, 

Pappireddippatti – V. Mullaivendan, 

Veppanahalli – T. Senguttuvan, 

Thalli – Y.Prakash, 

Mettuppalayam – B. Arunkumar, 

Kavundampalayam – T.P. Subramanian, 

Coimbatore (North) – M. Veeragopal, 

Coimbatore (South) – Pongalur N.Palanisamy, 

Kinathukadavu – M.Kannappan, 

Dharapuram (R) – R.Jayanthi, 

Tiruppur (North) – C.Govindasami, 

Madathukulam – M.P.Saminathan,

Erode (East) – S.Muthusamy,

Anthiyur – N.K.K.P.Raja, 

Bhavanisagar (R) – Lokeshwari, 

Gudalur (R) – M.Dravidamani,

Coonoor – K.Ramachandran, 

Melur – Rani Rajamanickam, 

Madurai East – P.Murthy, 

Madurai Central – S.S.Ghouse Batcha, 

Madurai West – K.Thalapathy, 

Thirumangalam – M.Manimaran, 

Usilampatti – S.O.Ramasamy, 

Palani – E.P.Senthilkumar, 

Oddanchatram – R.Chakrapani, 

Athoor – I.Periasamy, 

Natham – K.Vijayan, 

Andipatti – L.Mukkaiah, 

Periyakulam (R) – V.Anbazhagan, 

Bodinayakanur – S.Lakshmanan, 

Cumbum – N.Ramakrishnan, 

Tiruvadanai – Suba Thangavelan, 

Mudhukulathur – V.Sathyamurthy, 

Tiruppattur – K.R.Periakaruppan, 

Manamadurai (R) – Tamizharasi Ravikumar, 

Rajapalayam – S.Thangapandian, 

Srivilliputhur (R) – R.K.V.Durai, 

Sattur – A.Kadarkarai Raj, 

Sivakasi – Vanaraja, 

Aruppukkottai – K.K.S.S.R.Ramachandran, 

Tiruchuli – Thangam Thennarasu, 

Sankarankovil (R) – M.Uma Maheshwari, 

Tenkasi – V.Karuppasamy Pandian, 

Alangulam – Poongothai Aladi Aruna, 

Tirunelveli – A.L.S.Lakshmanan, 

Ambasamudram – R.Avudaiappan,

Palayamkottai – T.P.M.Mohideen Khan, 

Tuticorin – Geetha Jeevan, 

Tiruchendur – Anitha R.Radhakrishnan, 

Ottapidaram (R) – S.Raja, 

Kanyakumari – N.Suresh Rajan, 

Nagercoil – R.Mahesh and Padmanabhapuram – Pushpaleela Alban.

Jayalalithaa to contest from Srirangam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Jayalalithaa will contest from Srirangam in the April 13 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Ms. Jayalalithaa, who contested from Andipatti in Theni district in the last two Assembly elections, has picked the temple town in Tiruchi district for the first time. She will kick-start her campaign from Madurai on Friday. A factor that may have weighed in her choice of Srirangam was that the party candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections established a big lead of over 20,000 votes in the Assembly segment. This lead helped the AIADMK pip the Congress candidate, who had polled more votes in the other five segments, but still lost the Lok Sabha seat. Actor Vijayakant's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), its new-found ally, polled over 13,000 votes from the constituency, which makes Srirangam seem a much safer seat for Ms. Jayalalithaa.

The AIADMK released a list of 160 candidates, which meant that the doors are almost closed for the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) led by Vaiko. Talks with the MDMK have broken down over the number of seats offered to it. As Mr. Vaiko was reluctant to accept anything less than 21 seats, Ms. Jayalalithaa released her party candidates' list on Wednesday evening.

Besides Ms. Jayalalithaa, 26 sitting members have been re-nominated, while several former Ministers, including O. Panneerselvam (Bodinayakanur), E. Madhusudhanan (R.K. Nagar), D. Jayakumar (Royapuram), K.A. Sengottaiyan (Gobichettipalayam), Pollachi V Jayaraman (Udumalpet) B. Valarmathi (Thousand Lights), C. Ve. Shanmugam (Villupuram), S.M. Veluchamy (Sulur) and R. Viswanathan (Natham) have been fielded again.

The two Left parties expressed shock over the AIADMK list, as several of the constituencies that they had sought figured in it. The CPI's State Council and the CPI(M)'s State Secretariat would meet on Thursday to discuss the situation, sources in the parties said.

Congress to contest five seats in Chennai

The Congress, the second major constituent of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led front, has been given five Assembly constituencies in Chennai, regarded as the DMK's traditional stronghold.

Going by the district-wise break-up of the 63 seats allotted to the national party, Chennai accounts for the maximum number of constituencies. The total number of Assembly constituencies in the city is 16.

The Congress will field its nominees in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Royapuram, Anna Nagar, T. Nagar and Mylapore.

This is as part of the agreement signed on Tuesday by DMK president and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.V. Thangkabalu at Anna Arivalayam here.

In 2006, when Chennai had only 14 seats, the Congress was given one seat, R.K. Nagar, where it lost.

No seat in Theni

In terms of the region-wise constituency distribution, this time, the southern region – Madurai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari districts – constitute a little more than one-fourth of the total number of seats allotted to the national party.

No seat in the Theni district has been given to the Congress. Last time, Theni was allotted to the party. After delimitation in 2008, it has become part of Periyakulam.

In the southern region, the Congress will contest from four constituencies in Tirunelveli district (Vasudevanallur, Kadayanallur, Nanguneri and Radhapuram); three in Kanyakumari and Madurai districts each (Colachel, Vilavancode, Killiyoor, Madurai [North and South] and Thiruparunkundram); two constituencies each in Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Dindigul and Tuticorin districts (Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Karaikudi, Nilakottai, Vedasandur, Vilathikulam and Srivaikuntam) and one constituency in Virudhunagar district (Virudhunagar).

The party has been given three seats each in the northern districts of Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai. The constituencies are Tiruttani, Poonamallee, Avadi, Alandur, Sriperumpudur, Madurantakam, Sholingur, Vellore, Ambur, Chengam, Kalasapakkam and Cheyyar.

In Cuddalore and Villupuram districts which form the original South Arcot district, the party will field one candidate each (Vriddachalam and Rishivandiyam).

In the western region, the Congress will contest in 14 constituencies – three each in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts (Thondamuthur, Singanallur, Valparai, Tiruppur-South, Avinashi and Kangeyam); two each in Krishnagiri, Salem and Erode (Krishnagiri, Hosur, Attur, Salem North, Erode West and Modakkurichi) and one each in The Nilgiris and Namakkal districts (Udhagamandalam and Tiruchengode).

In the central districts of the State, the party will field its nominees in 11 constituencies – Papanasam, Pattukottai and Peravurani of Thanjavur district; Manapparai and Musiri of Tiruchi; Thirumayam and Aranthangi of Pudukottai; Karur, Ariyalur, Mayiladuthurai (Nagapattinam district) and Thiruthuraipoondi (Tiruvarur district).

Passenger train on Vellore-Villupuram line soon

VELLORE: Passenger train services will soon be introduced on the Villupuram-Vellore section, which was converted into broad gauge recently, said K J S Naidu, railway safety commissioner, south zone. Naidu and his team inspected the 150-km stretch of the track for three days and upon completion on Saturday, expressed hope that train services on the track would be made possible as soon the technical problems were rectified. He, however, did not elaborate on when the decision would be taken but said that the track needed no more inspection.After completion of the broad gauge conversion work, the first level safety inspection was conducted along the track last March. Some of the problems identified at that time were rectified and the next level of inspection was scheduled to be conducted in February, but was postponed by a week.

TN coast to soon boast of three new lighthouses

CHENNAI: With a view to enhancing uninterrupted coverage for vessels moving along the Tamil Nadu coastline, Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Saturday announced that three new lighthouses would be built at an estimated cost of `2.5 crore each.Addressing a gathering of school children and officials after launching a project promoting lighthouse tourism here at Chennai Port, Vasan said, “Besides the existing 21 lighthouses in the State, three new lighthouses will be built at Marakkanam in Villupuram district, at Vembar in Thoothukudi district and at Kuthamkuzhi in Nellai district.”Stressing on the importance of lighthouses for safe sailing of ships, Vasan said, “The first reference to a lighthouse was found in Silappadhikaram, which mentioned that a lighthouse was built near the town so that ships could easily locate the then port of Poompuhar.”Vasan also inaugurated an exhibition showcasing the history of lighthouses and released two booklets on Mahabalipuram and Kadalur point lighthouses. Later, he visited Coast Guard vessels ICGS Viswasth and ICGS Saarang.Atulya Misra, chairman of Chennai Port Trust, T S Sridhar, commissioner of archeology, IG S P Sharma, commander, Coast Guard region (East) and A M Surej, director general of lighthouses and lightships, attended the ceremony.

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