CHENNAI: The ruling DMK on Monday replaced its Thanjavur north district chief Kalyanasundaram and appointed its MLA ‘Saakottai’ K Anbazhagan as in charge of the party district.

DMK general secretary Duraimurugan, in a statement, announced that incumbent Thanjavur north district secretary and party MP Kalyanasundaram has been relieved of the post, and replaced with MLA ‘Saakottai’ K Anbazhagan, who would be in charge of the district post.

The DMK high command has effected a minor organisational shake-up in the backdrop of growing discontent within the party's district unit ranks over the performance of incumbent Kalyanasundaram in the run-up to the Assembly polls. The organisational rejig is part of a series of similar changes the DMK high command has been making across the State to boost the energy level of the district units as they intensify preliminary works for the impending Assembly election.

The district unit had voiced concerns about the MP’s lack of engagement with the grassroots.