DMK replaces Kanimozhi as women's wing chief, retains Stalin's son

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday announced a series of appointments, including retaining party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin's son Udhayanidhi as its youth wing secretary, and replaced Kanimozhi with Helen Davidson in the women's wing.

Kanimozhi was last month named as the party's deputy general secretary.

Davidson replaces the Lok Sabha MP as the DMK's women's wing secretary, according to an announcement from the party's general secretary and state Minister Duraimurugan.

Udhayanidhi is legislator from the city's Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly segment.

Duraimurugan announced the appointment of nine deputy secretaries to the youth wing.

The party also announced appointing members to different posts in the women's wing.