DMK MLA P Saravanan joins BJP after being denied ticket for Tamil Nadu polls

DMK MLA Dr P Saravanan on Sunday joined BJP in Chennai after he was denied a ticket from Thiruparankundram constituency for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. DMK has allotted Thiruparankundram seat to its ally CPI(M). Saravanan said, "I was a member of BJP six years ago. Today, I have rejoined it under the able leadership of PM Modi."