The nominations of seven Rajya Sabha candidates, including that of Vaiko, were accepted Tuesday, putting to rest doubts over the prospects of the MDMK leader following his conviction in a sedition case last week.
The nominations of two candidates from AIADMK and three from DMK, besides PMK's Anbumani Ramadoss were accepted following scrutiny, said Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary K Srinivasan.
Srinivasan is the Returning Officer for the biennial elections to the six seats from Tamil Nadu on July 18.
A press note from Srinivasan said four nominations were rejected.
The nominations accepted were that of
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