Amid super rich, 2 Left nominees declare assets worth around Rs 1 cr
While many of its alliance and rival party candidates have declared assets running into crores of rupees, both Selvaraj and Sachithanantham, declared assets worth around a crore.
CHENNAI: Amidst a growing tribe of crorepati candidates in the polls two candidates, representing the Left parties, stand out in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. CPI’s Nagapattinam candidate V Selvaraj and CPM’s Dindigul candidate R Sachithanantham are relatively less wealthy candidates when compared to their well-to-do peers.
While many of its alliance and rival party candidates have declared assets running into crores of rupees, both Selvaraj and Sachithanantham, declared assets worth around a crore.
Nagapattinam candidate Selvaraj has declared in his affidavit that he has Rs 5,000 cash and a total asset of Rs 56,994.40. He owns a hut on a free house site given by the state government in 1995 valued at Rs 50,000.
As he is a full-time party worker, his wife Jeevarekha who works in Tiruvarur District Fastrack Mahila Court reportedly supports the family. As per his affidavit, his wife has a total asset valued at Rs one crore including land inherited by her and she has a liability of Rs 28.53 lakh.
CPM’s Dindigul candidate R Sachithanantham has declared a total asset of Rs 18.69 lakh including 5.68 acres of agricultural land valued at Rs 10 lakh and has a house valued at Rs 4 lakh. As a fulltime party worker, CPM pays him a monthly salary of Rs 13,250. He and his wife are reportedly having a debt of Rs 7.85 lakh.
