O. Panneerselvam seeks Madras High Court’s permission to withdraw election petition against Ramanathapuram MP Navas Kani

Former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, who recently joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), has filed an application before the Madras High Court seeking leave to withdraw an election petition filed by him in 2024 challenging the victory of Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha member K. Navas Kani of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), an ally of the DMK.

Justice CV. Karthikeyan on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) directed the applicant to include the Election Commission of India (ECI) as one of the respondents to the plea. He directed the Registry to list the leave application again after the necessary amendments get carried out by the applicant’s counsel P. Rajalakshmi.