<p>AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha announced that the party would field former advocate general A Navaneethakrishnan as its candidate for July 3 Rajya Sabha election. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Jayalalitha, in a statement, said Navaneethakrishnan will be party’s official candidate.<br /><br />The Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant following the disqualification of DMK member T M Selvaganapathi.<br /><br />At present, Navaneethakrishnan holds the post of Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. <br /><br />In April Selvaganapathi was sentenced to two years’rigorous imprisonment after being convicted in a cheating case by a CBI court here.</p>
<p>AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha announced that the party would field former advocate general A Navaneethakrishnan as its candidate for July 3 Rajya Sabha election. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Jayalalitha, in a statement, said Navaneethakrishnan will be party’s official candidate.<br /><br />The Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant following the disqualification of DMK member T M Selvaganapathi.<br /><br />At present, Navaneethakrishnan holds the post of Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. <br /><br />In April Selvaganapathi was sentenced to two years’rigorous imprisonment after being convicted in a cheating case by a CBI court here.</p>
