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Jaya files nomination for Andipatti

All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary J Jayalalitha filed her nomination papers on Wednesday for a second constituency, Andipatti in Madurai district.

She filed her papers before Backward Classes Welfare Officer S Jaya, who is the returning officer for the constituency, at Theni at about 1400 IST.

Jayalalitha had filed her papers from Krishnagiri in Dharmapuri district on Monday.

Asked whether she expected her nominations to be accepted, the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu remarked, "Let us wait and see."

On a senior advocate's public interest petition in the Madras high court seeking to restrain returning officers from accepting the nominations of any candidate convicted and disqualified under the Representation of the People's Act, she said, "I do not want to comment on it."

Jaya, the returning officer, told reporters she would treat all candidates equally and as per the law. "The Election Commission has given some instructions and I can deal with them myself," she said.

Jayalalitha's motorcade on Wednesday was limited to three vehicles. A large number of people cheered her all the way from Madurai to Theni, a distance of about 50km. Tight security was in place throughout.

PTI

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