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A. Baskar, a former two-time legislator from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Puducherry, has resigned from the party. Baskar, the younger brother of AIADMK Puducherry unit secretary A. Anbalagan, previously represented the Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency in 2011 and 2016, and also served as a councillor. He lost the 2021 election to a DMK candidate.

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Former AIADMK Legislator A. Baskar Resigns in Puducherry

PUDUCHERRY – A. Baskar, a prominent figure in Puducherry politics and former two-time legislator from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), has announced his resignation from the party. The announcement came in a brief statement released on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

“I have informed the AIADMK leadership of my inability to continue serving the party at this juncture,” Baskar stated.

Baskar, the younger brother of AIADMK Puducherry unit secretary and former legislator A. Anbalagan, previously represented the Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency in 2011 and 2016. Before his tenure as a legislator, he served as a councillor in the Pondicherry Municipality. He contested the 2021 elections from Mudaliarpet but was defeated by DMK candidate L. Sampath. The reasons for his sudden resignation remain undisclosed. His departure raises questions about the future of AIADMK in the region.

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