The party high command announced G R Vasanthavel as the candidate as the Muslim party was "unable to contest," from the seat, it said.
The decision to field its candidate was arrived at following a consensus between the two parties, a DMK release said.
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Meanwhile, MMK announced its candidates for the rest of the four constituencies.
MMK President and Ramanathapuram MLA, MH Jawahirullah, will seek a succssive term from the seat.
M A Mohammed Saeed, AM Jebarullah and VM Nazeer Ahmed will contest from Thondamuthur , Nagapattinam and Ambur , respectively, a party release said.
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