Tamil Nadu Congress MLA S Vijayadharani, the great grand daughter of eminent Tamil poet Kavimani Desiga, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a significant political move. Vijayadharani, who has been elected three times from the Vilavancode Assembly constituency in Kanyakumari district, was the Congress party whip in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and a notable figure within the party. Her decision to switch parties was formalized in New Delhi, where she met BJP President JP Nadda. This event marks a notable shift in Tamil Nadu's political landscape, considering Vijayadharani's background and her previous roles within the Congress party, including as the national secretary of the woman wing. Tamil Nadu Congress chief K. Selvaperunthagai expressed disappointment, stating, "We gave her a lot of opportunities but she went on" and "She wanted to join the BJP, so she joined. We will win (upcoming Lok Sabha polls). She is already settled in BJP." Vijayadharani's resignation from the position of Congress MLA was tendered to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Speaker prior to her joining the BJP.
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VIDEO | Here's what Tamil Nadu Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai (@SPK_TNCC) said on former party MLA Vijayadharani joining BJP. "She wanted to join the BJP, so she joined. We will win (upcoming Lok Sabha polls). She is already settled in BJP." https://t.co/ATA3nfV3dB
Yesterday, former Tamil Nadu Congress MLA S Vijayadharani tendered her resignation to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Speaker from the position of the Congress MLA. S Vijayadharani joined the BJP yesterday in Delhi https://t.co/TQAFYjQ3ou
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#WATCH | Delhi: On former Tamil Nadu Congress MLA Vijayadharani joining the BJP, state Congress President K. Selvaperunthagai says, "She was a three-time MLA, the whip of the party, national secretary of the woman wing. We gave her a lot of opportunities but she went on and… https://t.co/0Es6Iwa7Ud
VIDEO | BJP chief JP Nadda (@JPNadda) meets S Vijayadharani in Delhi. S Vijayadharani, a three-term Congress member of the Tamil Nadu legislature, had joined the BJP earlier today. https://t.co/IDnLA9UcyL
#WATCH | Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu Congress MLA Vijayadharani who joined BJP earlier today, meets party chief JP Nadda https://t.co/JYWzotBdE0
Vijayadharani the #Congress party whip in #TamilNadu Assembly has joined #BJP in New Delhi. She was elected from the Vilavancode Assembly constituency in the Kanyakumari district for the third time. She is the great grand daughter of eminent Tamil poet Kavimani Desiga… https://t.co/loPTe6RsiY
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Congress MLA Vijayadharani joins BJP, in Delhi. https://t.co/eTnkJx2oJe
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Tamil Nadu MLA Smt. S. Vijayadharani joins BJP at Party Headquarters in New Delhi. #JoinBJP https://t.co/Yib97hYmDj
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