* People lined up with people
* Performed democratic duty by voting
Chennai: Voting for the planned urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu started at 7 am yesterday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin cast his vote at the polling booth at SIET College, Denampet at 9.30 am yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife Durga Stalin. Then, at the polls, he waited in line with the public for about 15 minutes to register his vote and perform his democratic duty.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition O. Panneerselvam casts his vote with his family at Edward School in Periyakulam, Theni district. Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan, his son and MP Kathir Anand cast their votes at the Katpadi Donbosco School polling booth in Vellore Corporation.
Minister KN Nehru in Trichy, Minister Ponmudi in Villupuram, Minister I. Periyasamy in Dindigul, Tamo Anparasan in Kunrathur, Saminathan in Tiruppur, Ma. NSS, Mastan in Chennai, Geethajeevan in Thoothukudi, P. Murthy in Madurai, Kayalvizhi Selvaraj in Tarapuram and ministers cast their votes at the polling booths allotted to them in their respective districts. Similarly, various political party leaders also voted in their districts. Accordingly, EVKS in Erode. Ilangovan, K. Balakrishnan, State Secretary of the Marxist Party in Chidambaram; DTV Dinakaran at the polling booth in Adyar; Equality People’s Party leader Sarath Kumar and former minister Jayakumar cast their votes at a private school in Kottivakkam.
Anbumani, a Pamaka youth leader and a member of the State Council, along with her family cast their votes at the 19th Ward Tagore Matriculation School in Villupuram District, Tindivanam Municipality. Kamal Haasan, chairman of the Center for People’s Justice at the school, voted. Similarly, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Saundarajan cast his vote at the Kaveri School in Saligramam.
Similarly, Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner Palanikumar cast his vote at Padma Seshadri School in Valluvar Kottam, Chennai. Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu Iraiyanpu, Home Secretary Prabhakar and Health Secretary Radhakrishnan also cast their votes. Chennai Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shankar Jowal cast his vote at the Panchayat Union Center in Kanathur, DGP Silenthrababu at the polling station in Mukherjee.
DMK guarantees victory: Kanimozhi MP interview
DMK MP Kanimozhi told reporters after voting at Abbas School on Radhakrishnan Road in Chennai: I had the opportunity to meet a large number of people in person as I went on the campaign trail. People are upbeat and happy. The confidence in the DMK and the Chief Minister is huge. This election will definitely be a huge victory for the DMK and its allies. Thus spoke.