The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu releases its first list of candidates for the April 6 assembly polls. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami will contest from the Edappadi constituency in his home district of Salem. 

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Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam will contest from Bodinayakanur assembly constituency.

This comes after AIADMK leader VK Sasikala quit public life, asking all ‘true supporters of Jayalalithaa’ to prevent “common enemy” DMK from coming to power in Tamil Nadu in assembly polls.