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Ground report: Will giving Vanniyar community 10.5% reservations help AIADMK win north Tamil Nadu?
There is euphoria about the quota among some Vanniyars. But the decision has angered other powerful communities in the region. Mar 17, 2021 · 09:00 am Leaders of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Pattali Makkal Katchi signed an alliance in Chennai. | AIADMK/Twitter
At around 2.30 pm on February 26, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami held an urgent press conference in Chennai while the Assembly was in session.
The decision to hold the event was dramatic because that very morning, the Election Commission of India had said that it would announce the dates for Assembly elections in the state at 4.30 pm. This meant that the Tamil Nadu government would be barred from taking major decisions after that time, as the model code of conduct would go into force, barring the ruling party from announcing policies that could sway voters.