Jaya expels AIADMK's RS poll candidate for 'anti-party' activities

Replaces N Chinnadurai with A K Selvaraj, who is the party's organising secretary

AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today replaced one of her party candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls and even expelled him from the party for "anti-party activities and going against its principles."

Jayalalithaa replaced N Chinnadurai with A K Selvaraj, who is the party's organising secretary.

In a statement, Jayalalithaa announced the expulsion of Chinnadurai for "indulging in anti-party activities and going against its principles bringing disrepute to the ruling AIADMK."

Jayalalithaa had on Thursday announced four candidates for the February 7 Rajya Sabha elections while extending support to CPI-M, which has renominated sitting MP TK Rangarajan for a successive term.