Tamil Nadu Election 2021: Kamal Haasan was accompanied by his daughter Shruti Haasan.
Coimbatore:
Money was being freely distributed by political parties among voters since yesterday night, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan today alleged as polling proceeded across Tamil Nadu for the state s next Legislative Assembly. In his complaint to the returning officer in the Coimbatore South Constituency, where he is contesting from, the veteran actor said he had evidence of electoral malpractices being carried out in poll booths. We have certain problems in certain booths. But the main complaint is that a free-for-all distribution is happening all around since yesterday night. They are doing it very deviously and very quickly, so there isn t enough to call. Mr Haasan said, accompanied by his actress-daughter Shruti Haasan.
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April 06, 2021 15:08 IST
The party alleged that supporters of BJP candidate Vanathi Srinivasan were distributing tokens to voters that could be exchanged for money
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Voters seen in Coimbatore on Tuesday. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit:
M. Perisamy
The party alleged that supporters of BJP candidate Vanathi Srinivasan were distributing tokens to voters that could be exchanged for money
The Makkal Needhi Maiam on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the returning officer, Coimbatore South Assembly constituency, seeking disqualification of a candidate whose cadre were caught distributing tokens. The party candidate Kamal Haasan’s chief election agent M. Udhayakumar claimed that through the media he had learnt that supporters of BJP candidate Vanathi Srinivasan were caught with those tokens.
Brisk polling in many parts of western Tamil Nadu
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April 06, 2021 10:43 IST
Voters, with nil covid-19 compliance, were seen standing in long serpentine queues outside polling stations in many parts of the eight revenue districts in the region.
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A voter wears gloves prior to casting her vote at a polling station in Palladam Assembly constituency in Tiruppur district on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
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S. Siva Saravanan
Voters, with nil covid-19 compliance, were seen standing in long serpentine queues outside polling stations in many parts of the eight revenue districts in the region. At the stroke of 7 a.m. on Tuesday, voters were seen standing in long serpentine queues outside polling stations in many parts of western Tamil Nadu, comprising eight revenue districts.
‘DMK manifesto rated the best on the social justice front’
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April 05, 2021 01:41 IST
Young People for Politics, a youth collective, analysed the policies of four key parties AIADMK, DMK, MNM and Naam Tamilar Katchi.
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Young People for Politics, a youth collective, analysed the policies of four key parties AIADMK, DMK, MNM and Naam Tamilar Katchi.
Young People for Politics (YPP), a collective of youngsters engaging with politics, has rated the manifesto of the DMK to have done better on the social justice front.
In the assessment on different parameters based on the manifestos released by the major parties, the DMK’s secured 12.5%, AIADMK 9.6% and Makkal Needhi Maiam 3.5%.
Going beyond Tamil Nadu’s ‘freebies’ narrative
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April 04, 2021 23:43 IST
Other important promises that could touch, and likely improve, the lives of millions rarely make headlines
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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam presents a free bicycle to a student at Palanichettipatti near Theni on December 30, 2020. | Photo Credit: The Hindu
Other important promises that could touch, and likely improve, the lives of millions rarely make headlines
Disparaging references to “freebies” are a popular trope of media coverage of elections in Tamil Nadu. This Assembly election is no different: free data, free tabs, free washing machines were in the news as political parties released their election manifestos. Electoral promises serve as a road map for elected governments and deserve greater scrutiny. I took a quick look at the full manifestos in English of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Indian National Congress, the Makkal Nee