Former AIADMK MLA V C Arukutty was among the 55,000 people from various parties, who joined the ruling DMK on Wednesday. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
They all joined the DMK in the presence of its president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin at nearby Pollachi.
Addressing a large number of workers and others who joined the party, Stalin assured them that DMK would not extend to them step-motherly treatment. "We will work together like wards of one mother and you had come to the right place," he said. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Former Sulur MLA and DMDK district secretary Dhinakaran and former secretary of BJP women's wing Mythili were among the others who joined the DMK.Â
(Inputs from PTI)
