Coimbatore: The poll scene in Coimbatore got hotter on Friday as the DMK and MNM announced their list of candidates to contest in the assembly constituencies in the district.
DMK has pitted environmentalist and jallikattu activist Kartikeya Sivasenapathy in Thondamuthur constituency to take on local administration minister S P Velumani. Though Sivasenapathy hails from Kangeyam in Tirupur district, he has done his schooling in Coimbatore. But what has made him a familiar name in Coimbatore was his role during the jallikattu protests. Sivasenapathy who runs a cattle research centre, argued that jallikattu was essential for preserving native cattle breed and took the narrative in favour of the traditional sport beyond Tamil pride and culture.