Leader of Opposition K Palaniswami had earlier said the party wanted to raise the Kallakurichi tragedy that has left "50 people dead", but was denied consent.
Though the BJP emerged as the runner-up in certain constituencies, even party insiders now feel that it failed to achieve the desired results of the campaign
A day after announcing that the AIADMK would boycott the bypoll for the Vikravandi assembly constituency, party general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) on Sunday justified his decision saying that the ruling DMK would not allow it to be a free and fair election.