A question of language
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Posters of the BJP, welcoming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, came in handy for the DMK alliance to find a reason to tell the electorate to shun the AIADMK-BJP alliance. The poster read “Welcome Yogi Adityanath to
Dakshina Pradesh”. The IT wing of the DMK immediately turned active, and social media platforms were agog with posts, calling on the electorate to shun the BJP, “as wanted to change the name of Tamil Nadu”.
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In an accidental show of support to the opposite side of the political aisle, an AIADMK campaign vehicle suddenly played the DMK’s campaign song near Avinashi in Tiruppur district on Saturday. Residen
Key seats, rural-urban trends & other highlights: All you need to know about Tamil Nadu polls
Key seats, rural-urban trends & other highlights: All you need to know about Tamil Nadu polls
The Tamil Nadu Assembly polls will witness a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the AIADMK alliance, and the opposition coalition of the DMK and Congress.
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UPDATED: April 5, 2021 00:27 IST
Tamil Nadu is set to go to polls on April 6 in a single phase (Photo | India Today)
This will be the first election in decades when two charismatic leaders of Tamil Nadu politics J Jayalalithaa andM Karunanidhi will be missing in action. And this will also be the first election after the state bucked the long tradition of voting out the incumbent in 2016. AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran got a second term in 1984 and his political heir Jayalalithaa had the distinction of doing an encore after 32 years.
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CHENNAI: The constitutional right for individuals to contest in elections is empowering. However, in many cases, independent candidates are caught between exercising that right and being used as pawns by big political parties to engineer vote splits.
In 2016, out of the 134 seats won by AIADMK, victory margins in 32 seats for the party were less than three per cent, and it was less than five per cent in 50 seats.
In many of these constituencies, a few independent candidates who are namesakes have engineered vote split by confusing voters and have altogether polled more votes than the losing margin of runners-up.
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TIRUCHI : 02/04/2021 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah enjoying the taste of Idly at a modest restaurant at Krishnarayapuram in Karur district on Thursday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, too, seems to have joined the list of north Indian politicians who relish traditional south Indian food. Mr. Shah, on his way to the Tiruchi airport after concluding his visit to Karur on Thursday night, visited a roadside restaurant at Krishnarayapuram to have a quick bite. His meal included idli and dosa. As word spread about his visit, locals gathered around. Mr. Shah made good use of the opportunity to seek votes for the alliance.