Cong leader in Pondy Municipality elected

Puducherry, Mar 8 (UNI) Mr Govindaraj, the Congress councillor elected from Ellangonagar ward, was today chosen as the Congress party leader in the Puducherry Municipality.

Mrs M Madivadani was elected as the deputy leader and Mr Rajan the whip.

The DMK has 13 councillors in the Municipality and Dr Sreedevi of the party holds the post of the Chairperson. The Congress with nine councillors is the Opposition.

In the 42-member civic body, the Puducherry Munnetra Congress has five members, AIADMK four, CPI one and Independents ten.

The elected leaders called on Chief Minister N Rangasamy and PCC president P Shanmugham.

UNI