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Kamal Haasan loses in Coimbatore South and Seeman in Tiruvottriyur
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Close contest: Kamal Haasan and Vanathi Srinivasan at the counting centre in Coimbatore on Sunday.
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Kamal Haasan loses in Coimbatore South and Seeman in Tiruvottriyur The space for the ‘third political alternative’ in Tamil politics has shrunk once again as two popular faces Kamal Haasan, founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam, and Seeman, chief co-ordinator, Naam Tamilar Katchi, who challenged the duopoly of the Dravidian parties lost in Coimbatore South and Tiruvottriyur.
After running a strong campaign, Mr. Seeman trailed the second-placed AIADMK candidate, K. Kuppan, by 1,774 votes in Thiruvottriyur after round 18. Mr. Haasan, who campaigned in every ward, put up a tough fight until the end before being defeated by Vanathi Srinivasan of the BJP in a three-way contest. Congress candidate Mayura Jayakumar was placed third. T.T.V. Dhinakaran of the A
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