DMK elects Baalu as Lok Sabha party leader

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IANS Chennai
Last Updated : May 25 2019 | 9:30 PM IST

Senior DMK leader and former Union Minister T.R. Baalu on Saturday was elected as the party's leader in the Lok Sabha.

In a statement issued here, the party said Baalu was chosen at a meeting of the newly-elected DMK Lok Sabha members held at the party headquarters.

The meeting chaired by DMK President M K Stalin also elected Kanimozhi as the Deputy Leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.

Former Union Minister A. Raja was elected as the party whip in the Lok Sabha.

A total of 23 DMK members have been elected to the Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu.

--IANS

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First Published: May 25 2019 | 9:22 PM IST

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