<p>People's Welfare Front constituent VCK today fielded well-known educationist and intellectual Vasanthy Devi from RK Nagar constituency against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the May 16 Assembly polls.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jayalalithaa is seeking a successive term from the RK Nagar constituency. Party founder Thol.Thirumavalavan will contest from Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district.<br /><br />Announcing Devi's candidature at a press conference here, Thirumavalavan said the former Vice-Chancellor of Manonamaniam Sundaranar University was a "common candidate" of the People's Welfare Front (PWF), whose other constituents are Vaiko-led MDMK, CPI (M) and CPI.<br /><br />The combine had tied up with DMDK and Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) to contest the polls.<br /><br />"She is a well-known educationist who has fought for women issues among other things. Highly respected, she has been working in various fora for people's issues," Thirumavalavan said.<br /><br />Thirumavalavan, who was speculated to fight from the city-based constituency after it was allocated to his party, said "our intention is not to defeat anyone, but take the politics of change," to people.<br /><br />Devi will fight on a VCK ticket on the party's Ring symbol, he said.<br /><br />Making a comeback in the assembly elections after a gap of 15 years, Thirumavalavan said he will contest from Kattumannarkoil as it had been a favourable constituency, with him polling more votes even when he lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.<br /><br />He had contested from Chidambaram then under which Kattumannarkoil came. He had earlier won from the same Parliamentary constituency in 2009.<br /><br />RK Nagar was allotted to the party only because he wanted eight general seats of the 25 seats allotted to VCK, the party founder said.<br /><br />Both DMK and VCK have fielded women candidates to take on Jayalalithaa in the RK Nagar constituency.<br /><br />DMK had nominated political greenhorn Shimla Muthuchozhan even as BJP has fielded MN Raja, son-in-law of a former AIADMK Minister from the Assembly segment. <br /><br /></p>
<p>People's Welfare Front constituent VCK today fielded well-known educationist and intellectual Vasanthy Devi from RK Nagar constituency against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the May 16 Assembly polls.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Jayalalithaa is seeking a successive term from the RK Nagar constituency. Party founder Thol.Thirumavalavan will contest from Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district.<br /><br />Announcing Devi's candidature at a press conference here, Thirumavalavan said the former Vice-Chancellor of Manonamaniam Sundaranar University was a "common candidate" of the People's Welfare Front (PWF), whose other constituents are Vaiko-led MDMK, CPI (M) and CPI.<br /><br />The combine had tied up with DMDK and Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) to contest the polls.<br /><br />"She is a well-known educationist who has fought for women issues among other things. Highly respected, she has been working in various fora for people's issues," Thirumavalavan said.<br /><br />Thirumavalavan, who was speculated to fight from the city-based constituency after it was allocated to his party, said "our intention is not to defeat anyone, but take the politics of change," to people.<br /><br />Devi will fight on a VCK ticket on the party's Ring symbol, he said.<br /><br />Making a comeback in the assembly elections after a gap of 15 years, Thirumavalavan said he will contest from Kattumannarkoil as it had been a favourable constituency, with him polling more votes even when he lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.<br /><br />He had contested from Chidambaram then under which Kattumannarkoil came. He had earlier won from the same Parliamentary constituency in 2009.<br /><br />RK Nagar was allotted to the party only because he wanted eight general seats of the 25 seats allotted to VCK, the party founder said.<br /><br />Both DMK and VCK have fielded women candidates to take on Jayalalithaa in the RK Nagar constituency.<br /><br />DMK had nominated political greenhorn Shimla Muthuchozhan even as BJP has fielded MN Raja, son-in-law of a former AIADMK Minister from the Assembly segment. <br /><br /></p>