Kanimozhi is DMK’s parliamentary party leader

She replaces the Sriperumbudur MP TR Baalu, who will now head the DMK in the Lok Sabha.

ByPTI

Published Jun 11, 2024 | 9:20 AM Updated Jun 11, 2024 | 9:20 AM

DMK MP Kanimozhi

DMK MP Kanimozhi, who was elected from the Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency, has been appointed as the party’s parliamentary leader, the DMK said.

She replaces the Sriperumbudur MP TR Baalu, who will now head the DMK in the Lok Sabha.

Dayanidhi Maran, representing the Chennai Central constituency, will be the party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said in a statement in Chennai on Monday, 10 June.

Former Union Minister A Raja from the Nilgiris constituency will be the Whip in the Lok Sabha while Tiruchi N Siva has been appointed as the DMK leader in the Rajya Sabha.

DMK Trade Union LPF general secretary M Shanmugam will be the deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, senior advocate P Wilson the party’s Whip in the Rajya Sabha and Arakkonam MP S Jegathratchagan will be the DMK treasurer in both Houses, the statement said.

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