Seeman alludes to participation in the Ambasamudram survey

Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) Chief Seeman Appears Before Tirunelveli District Court October 29, 2026 | Photo credit: PTI

While speculation is rife that the AIADMK and DMK would refrain from contesting the Ambasamudram bypoll to facilitate a direct fight between the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) and the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Chief Coordinator Seeman has indicated that he will contest the upcoming by-election.

Mr. Seeman announced that the NTK election campaign will begin with the birthday celebrations of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in Palayamkottai on November 26, followed by a public meeting to be held in Ambasamudram the next day on the occasion of the LTTE’s “Maaveerar Dhinam” (Heroes’ Day).

The Ambasamduram bypoll prompted the resignation of AIADMK candidate Esakki Subay, who joined the ruling TVK. In the last parliamentary polls held this year, NTK candidate V. Sivasankaran polled 14,906 votes while TVK’s S. Rajagopal polled 53,611 votes to come third in the race.

Speaking to reporters here on Thursday (Oct 29, 2026) after appearing in court in connection with the case pending against him, Mr Seeman said NTK, which has fought by-elections in the past, will enter the fray in all the upcoming five by-elections without waiting for the announcement of a “common candidate”.

The NTK chief attributed Mr Vijay and TVK’s victory to “media hype” and said the embattled TVK chief had arrested former minister Anbil Poyyamozhi Mahesh and was searching the properties of another former minister KN Nehru in an attempt to get them off the Tiruchi East bypass scene.

He criticized the state government for gifting gold rings to babies born in government hospitals instead of equipping the hospitals with modern facilities.

Published – 29 Oct 2026 18:51 IST