Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday known as for a ‘Dravidian mannequin’ of governance and improvement over the much-hyped ‘Gujarat mannequin.’
Campaigning for DMK’s South Chennai candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian within the Mylapore space on Saturday, the Makkal Needhi Maiam chief stated, “Individuals can not all the time say that the Gujarat mannequin is nice, we have now come to this mannequin, which can also be nice (Dravidian mannequin). Hereafter India ought to observe Dravidian mannequin. Shifting my chariot alone will not be sufficient, so we have now to maneuver the chariot collectively…”
“If I had requested them (DMK) for this South Chennai seat, I might have gotten it, however I didn’t come right here for a seat. I got here right here to hunt votes for our sister. Do not forget this image: the rising solar… It is for our nation; we have now to do our rights,” Haasan stated whereas addressing the marketing campaign occasion.
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MNM is an alliance associate of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Along with MNM, a lot of celebration cadres from DMK’s alliance companions, together with Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Social gathering of India, and Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist), additionally attended the marketing campaign occasion.
“These allies’ celebration flags are flying right here as a result of we’d like one flag to fly eternally: our nationwide flag,” Haasan stated.
Tamil Nadu will go to polls within the first part of the final elections on April 19. The votes shall be counted on June 4.
In 2019, the DMK swept the Lok Sabha polls within the state, profitable the lion’s share of the overall votes polled. The DMK received all 20 seats they contested whereas its ruling ally, the Congress, bagged 8 seats, mining 12.9 per cent of the overall votes polled, whereas the CPI received two seats. CPI (M) and IUML received one seat every. The remaining two seats went to Independents.
(With ANI inputs)
