With Nainar Nagendran being elected as the Tamil Nadu BJP President, the Tirunelveli Assembly constituency he represents has gained added prestige. Interestingly, this very Nellai constituency has a rich political legacy—prominent leaders like R. Nedunchezhiyan, R.M. Veerappan, G.R. Edmund, and A.L. Subramanian have all contested and won from here in the past.
