OPS Vs OPS Vs OPS Vs OPS Vs OPS in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha seat?
O Panneerselvams who want to fight for the Ramanathapuram seat. All of them, including the former Tamil Nadu CM and expelled AIADMK leader OPS, have filed nominations as independent candidates. Those having the same name and initial as the former chief minister OPS are Ochappan Panneerselvam, Oyya Thevar Panneerselvam, Ocha Thevar Panneerselvam, Oyyaram Panneerselvam, as per the Election Commission's data.
The four namesakes filed nominations on March 26, a day after the expelled AIADMK leader submitted his papers. While Oyyaram Pannerselvam hails from the Ramanathapuram district, three others belong to the Madurai district. Meanwhile, the information uploaded on the Elections Commission's 'Know Your Candidate' app shows the nomination status of at least three O Panneerselvams as rejected.
That of the former CM was rejected twice. ALSO READ: AIADMK Live: EPS-OPS faction removes Sasikala as general secretary, Dhinakaran questions move Four namesakes of O Panneerselvam contesting against him is feared to confuse voters. Supporters of the former CM said it was the 'ploy' of the betrayers, apparently referring to AIADMK led by its chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, news agency PTI reported.
In the official list of candidates, only the letter 'O' will be prefixed to the names of candidates as is the practice. Only the photograph of the candidates and the individual symbol allotted to them will help voters differentiate between them. O Panneerselvam, who is an MLA from the Bodinayakanur constituency, banks heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to bail him out of the political quagmire.
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