'Disqualified person cannot be CM: Advani

By Our Staff Reporter

MAYILADUTHURAI, MAY 8. A person who is disqualified to become a MLA cannot become the leader of a party in a Legislative Assembly, the Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani has said.

Addressing an election meeting here on Tuesday, he said that in order to contest the election a person should be an Indian national and 25 years old. Further, he or she should not have been disqualified from contesting the election. In such circumstances, how could a teenager or a foreigner be nominated as a Chief Minister for six months, Mr.Advani said. Dismissing reports that the AIADMK general secretary, Ms. Jayalalitha could be nominated as the Chief Minister if her party/alliance gets a majority as hypothetical, Mr. Advani said there was no need for a debate on this issue.

Categorically stating that Ms. Jayalalitha would not get the majority, the Home Minister said he was looking forward to a renewed mandate in favour of the DMK.

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