When the election commission announced the by-poll in RK Nagar in April, it was
Gangai Amaran
, who was supposed to contest in the election, representing BJP. Later, the election was canceled following the bribery complaint. Now, the election commission announced that the by-poll would be held on 21st December. When everyone expected Gangai Amaran, he didn’t contest. But, he had been admitted to the hospitals. Now, Gangai Amaran appeared in front of the press and explained his situation. As he was not doing well, Gangai Aman didn’t contest the election. He extended his support to the BJP candidate Karu Nagarajan. During the Press Meet, Tamilnadu BJP leader
Tamilisai Soundararajan
and a few other BJP people accompanied Gangai Amaran.