Chennai: Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran on Sunday said the current Tamil Nadu government will collapse within next three months.
His remarks came after he established a considerable lead in the by-election for Radhakrishnan Nagar (RK Nagar) Assembly constituency ahead of the ruling AIADMK candidate E Madhusudhanan and others.
Dinakaran contested the by-polls held on December 21 as an independent candidate.
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Speaking to reporters at the Madurai airport, Dinakaran predicted that the government headed by Chief Minister K Palaniswami will fall in three months time.
He said the people in RK Nagar have reflected the views of the Tamil Nadu's populace.
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of AIADMK and former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016, who represented the seat.