Tiruchirappalli, May 15 -- The Trichy South District DMK Executive Committee passed a special resolution urging Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to contest from the Trichy East Assembly constituency in the upcoming bypoll.

This seat was contested and won by Vijay in the 2026 Assembly election who also contested and win from Perambur constituency, and subsequently, the TVK leader decided to vacate the Trichy East seat.

Stalin had been defeated in the Kolathur Assembly constituency in the recent Assembly polls.

The executive committee meeting was held at the Trichy South District party office following the state-level executive committee meeting chaired by the DMK president at Anna Arivalayam in...