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Sathyabama Defends TVK Switch at Dharapuram Bypoll Rally
P Sathyabama is running as the TVK candidate in the Dharapuram by-election.
She previously belonged to the AIADMK and resigned as an MLA before joining the TVK.
Some opposition parties accused her of changing parties because of horse-trading.
Sathyabama said those accusations and online insults had hurt her.
She said she left the AIADMK because she opposed a proposal to work with the DMK.
During a campaign rally, she became emotional while saying she had done nothing wrong.
C Joseph Vijay comforted her and rejected the horse-trading accusation.
He said she had resigned properly and joined the TVK to serve her constituency.
The Dharapuram vote is scheduled for October 6.
TVK candidate P Sathyabama broke down while defending her decision to leave the AIADMK and join the party.
She said online trolling and allegations, including claims of horse-trading, had targeted her for about two months.
Sathyabama said she left the AIADMK after objecting to a proposal to join forces with the DMK.
Chief Minister and TVK leader C Joseph Vijay rejected horse-trading allegations and said Sathyabama had properly resigned her MLA post.
The Dharapuram bypoll is scheduled for October 6, while TVK leader K G Arunraj reiterated opposition to the SIR exercise.
- Who
- TVK candidate P Sathyabama, TVK leader and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, and opposition parties including the AIADMK.
- What
- Sathyabama defended her decision to leave the AIADMK and join the TVK, while Vijay rejected horse-trading allegations against her.
- Where
- Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu.
- When
- The rally was reported on September 30; the Dharapuram bypoll is scheduled for October 6.
- Why
- Sathyabama said she left the AIADMK after objecting to a proposal to join forces with the DMK and joined the TVK to work for her constituency.
TVK’s Defense
Opposition Allegations
Why Sathyabama changed parties
TVK’s Defense
Sathyabama said she left the AIADMK because she was anguished by a proposal to join forces with the DMK, then joined the TVK to do good for her constituency.
Opposition Allegations
Opposition parties, including the AIADMK, targeted MLAs who left the AIADMK and joined the TVK, alleging horse-trading.
Whether horse-trading occurred
TVK’s Defense
Vijay said there was no horse-trading because Sathyabama resigned her MLA post before joining the TVK and receiving its nomination.
Opposition Allegations
The opposition has alleged that the departures of AIADMK MLAs for the TVK involved horse-trading.
Political alliances
TVK’s Defense
Vijay said joining hands with the DMK would be an insult to the legacy of M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, who opposed the DMK.
Opposition Allegations
The report says the AIADMK brass had proposed joining forces with the DMK to form a government, a proposal Sathyabama said prompted her resignation.
Key facts
- Candidate
- P Sathyabama is the TVK candidate for the Dharapuram bypoll.
- Bypoll date
- October 6.
- Previous affiliation
- Sathyabama quit the AIADMK and resigned her MLA post before joining the TVK.
- Main allegation
- Opposition parties, including the AIADMK, accused MLAs who joined the TVK of horse-trading.
- TVK response
- C Joseph Vijay denied horse-trading and said Sathyabama duly resigned before joining the party.
- Emotional moment
- Vijay comforted Sathyabama after she broke down during the rally.
- Additional party position
- TVK leader and Health Minister K G Arunraj reiterated opposition to the SIR exercise.
Quotes
C Joseph Vijay
TVK founder-chief and Chief Minister
“There was no horse-trading. She duly resigned her post and joined the TVK. When we have the people’s support, where is the question of horse-trading. People never made such allegations of horse-trading. It is the DMK and the AIADMK who are spreading such slander”
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“what was my mistake; I am being targeted, allegations in bad taste are being levelled against me and obscene words are used.”
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