AIADMK banking on Vanniyars to romp home in North Tamil Nadu
AIADMK banking on Vanniyars to romp home in North Tamil Nadu
Last Updated: Mon, Mar 1st, 2021, 16:50:44hrs
Chennai: The ruling AIADMK which is aiming to retain Tamil Nadu in the Assembly elections on April 6, is playing all the cards up its sleeve.
The AIADMK-led government had signed an order providing 10 percent reservation under extreme backward class category to the Vanniyar community following the recommendation from Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), the political arm of the Vanniyyars, half an hour before the election notification was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi. This is significant as the Vanniyar community and its political party, PMK is highly cadre based and generally vote in totality for the party or front it supports.