Coimbatore, May 14 -- Newly elected Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA from Sulur constituency NM Sukumar on Thursday received a warm welcome from party cadres at Coimbatore airport as hundreds gathered to greet him upon his arrival.

Large numbers of TVK supporters assembled at the airport, welcoming Sukumar with flower bouquets and shawls. Party cadres also raised slogans, blew whistles and expressed their enthusiasm during the reception.

The newly elected MLA, who won the 116th Sulur Assembly constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, secured 90,531 votes (33.1%), defeating AIADMK candidate VP Kandasamy by a margin of 4,790 votes.

Speaking to reporters at the airport, Sukumar thanked voters for electing him a...