CHENNAI/SALEM: Following allegations that DMK had fielded a Vanniyar candidate in a reserved constituency, the party on Tuesday went back on its pick and replaced her with former Gangavalli MLA K Chinnadurai.
On Monday, MGR Nagar residents met Attur Returning Officer and submitted a petition, claiming that Jeeva Stalin, whom DMK had chosen to field in the constituency, was born into a family hailing from the Vanniyar community.
“After Jeeva’s birth, her mother separated from her father and married a man from the SC community. Jeeva managed to get an SC certificate by showing her step-father as her father on papers,” claimed the group. Jeeva herself has refuted the allegations. On Tuesday morning, the DMK issued a statement replacing its Attur candidate.