Chennai: Tamilnadu Congress
Committee president EVKS Elangovan today announced senior member K R Ramasamy,
who represents Karaikudi in the Assembly, as the Congress Legislative Party
leader.
While
Colachel legislator J G Prince will be vice-president, Vilavancode MLA S
Vijayadharani will be the whip. Ramasamy is a veteran who was elected five
consecutive times from the Tiruvidanthai constituency.
Though
the Congress won eight seats in this Assembly election, it has turned out to be
the third largest party and the second largest opposition. A tight race was on
for the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader’s post.
It
was said that Vijayadharani, Ramasamy and H Vasanth Kumar were the main
contenders. Vijayadharani was the whip of the CLP in the last Assembly.
Congress
Legislative Party leader in the last Assembly, K Gopinath, lost in Hosur.
Source: News today
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