Campaigning for the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu ended on Sunday, with all major fronts highlighting their key promises and themes.
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who has led the AIADMK dispensation since early 2017, and his deputy, O. Panneerselvam, issued a joint statement as campaigning ended on Sunday.
The statement harped on the AIADMK’s trajectory since its creation by cine icon-turned-politician M.G. Ramachandran (MGR).
Palaniswami and Panneerselvam were quoted by The New Indian Express as saying, "The current election is a battle between righteousness and injustice; a war between dharma and adharma. In this war, dharma should win, and the AIAMDK cadre should work for that to encash the goodwill of the people as votes."
"The people of Tamil Nadu know very well that the very purpose of late leader M.G. Ramachandran launching the AIADMK party was to protect the people from the ‘evil force’, called DMK. This is an election to decide whether the good governance of the Amma government should continue or the dynasty rule of the DMK, a corrupt governance, should return," the statement claimed.
Panneerselvam and Palaniswami also reiterated their commitment to respecting religious practices. "On the path shown by our leaders MGR and J. Jayalalithaa, we love all faiths and adore women as gods, mothers and sisters. On the contrary, the DMK sees differences among various faiths and insult women. They use minorities as tools for winning elections. They never fulfilled their electoral promises. And, they have been unleashing false promises with a view to defeat the AIAMDK, which is providing good governance," the duo was quoted as saying by The New Indian Express.
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Panneerselvam and Palaniswami declared, "the AIAMDK cadre are here to safeguard the women of the state. We will remain as protective shield to all the religions," The New Indian Express reported.
All 234 seats in Tamil Nadu go to polls on April 6 (Tuesday). The counting of votes will take place on May 2.
