MADURAI, India - The ghosts of leaders past haunt Tamil Nadu as the southern state prepares to elect its government on Tuesday (April 6).
In Chennai, a woman eating idli froze as she heard the voice of the late Ms J. Jayalalithaa endorsing a candidate for her party, until she realised that the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was simply running an old tape of the leader in a passing campaign van.
In Madurai, teashops blared a song about the late Mr M Karunanidhi's oratory in canvassing votes for his son MK Stalin, the leader of the current opposition party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.