R K Nagar Assembly bypoll: Dinakaran and AIADMK rebel Madhusudhanan file papers

AIADMK Deputy General Secretary T T V Dinakaran and O Panneerselvam-led rebel group's senior leader E Madhusudhanan on Thursday filed their nominations for the R K Nagar Assembly constituency bypoll on April 12.

With the Election Commission freezing the party's 'two leaves' symbol and barring both groups from using the party name AIADMK, Dinakaran and Madhusudhanan will be contesting the bypoll on their 'hat' and 'electric pole' symbols respectively.

The bypoll is being held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jayalalithaa and today is the last day for the filing of nominations. After filing his papers here, Dinakaran assured that if elected he would continue the development schemes pursued by the late party supremo in the Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency in north Chennai.

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa also filed her nomination for the bypoll representing 'MGR Amma Deepa Peravai', floated by her after the demise of

her aunt.