AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, while addressing the media outside the Assembly on Tuesday, expressed confidence that his party would retain both seats.
Ramachandran had resigned from all party posts and primary membership of AIADMK in July, citing differences with the leadership. In August, he joined TVK in the presence of party chief Vijay.
The minister’s remark came in response to Tiruvallur MLA R Prakasam, who said construction of a railway bridge in Sevvapet has been pending for a long time and it should be completed at the earliest.