CM Stalin begins candidate interviews for assembly polls

DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday commenced interviews with party aspirants seeking to contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Assembly elections.
The interviews are being held at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters in Chennai, with applicants called constituency-wise.
On the first day, aspirants from Puducherry constituencies, including Villianur, Muthialpet, Uppalam, Oulgaret, Orleanpet, Bahour, Mannadipet, Kamaraj Nagar, Nellithope, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, attended the session.
Stalin interacted individually with each aspirant, enquiring about ground-level political conditions, prospects of victory and their experience in party work.
He also sought details on organisational strength and election preparedness in the constituencies. Senior party leaders, including Puducherry in-charge Siva and MLAs Anbazhagan, Senthilkumar, Sampath, Gopal, Nazim and Naga Thiagarajan, were present during the
process. Party sources said aspirants submitted detailed profiles outlining their political background and constituency work. Many participants expressed confidence after the interaction.
The party has scheduled further interviews on March 18 for constituencies in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari districts in the morning, and for Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts in the evening. Interviews for other constituencies will continue from March 19 to 22.