The run-up to the current assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has broken quite a few political leaders and elected representatives, both in closed-door meetings and in public. Such public display of emotions is not uncommon.
“Why haven’t I been given a seat?” What mistake have I made? I Thoppu N., former Minister and Perundurai AIADMK MLA. Was loyal to Venkatachalam, as he had recently broken up in front of the media. However, he filed his nomination as an independent candidate, expecting him to directly enter the assembly for a third term. He was expelled by the party leadership on Friday.
Paramanwari Murugan, MLA from Manchanallur, also from AIADMK, though he did not rebel against the party. Instead, when Chief Minister Edappadi. K. When Palaniswami was en route for an expedition point, he went to his car, grabbed his hand and wept when he was denied a ticket, as seen on scores of cadres. He swore that he would remain loyal to the AIADMK, while Mr. Palaniswami consoled him.
Not only the ticket aspirants, the leaders also became emotional. When the DMK played a hard ball during the seat sharing, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President KS Alagiri joked with emotion at a closed-door meeting as he narrated the manner of interaction to party officials.
Some candidates get emotional while campaigning to win over voters. Hindu religious and charitable settlement minister Sevvoor Ramachandran recently broke into a Vanniyar-dominated village during a vote and was comforted by PMK cadres who assured him of support from the community.
There are others who remember personal memories of their mother, such as Khushboo, the candidate of BJP Thousand Lights.
Commenting on the emotionally denied tickets, retired professor of Gandhigram Rural Institute G. Palanithurai
Retired Professor of Gandhigram. Palanithurai felt that this had become a new trend [some] Political aspirants get emotional when deprived of opportunity [to contest] Because they are associated with power and office. “
Political Analyst Pro. Sandeep Shastri felt that an emotional turn could be a way to change the leadership of the party for a change in judgment.
He said, ‘Emotional stir can also happen because the candidate desirous of getting tickets could have invested. It is also a direct result of the absence of democracy within a party. There should be transparency in the selection of candidates so that such incidents do not occur.
Some emotional scenes were also seen in neighboring Puducherry. Former PWD Minister A. Namassivam, who crossed over to BJP, and fielded the Mannadipet constituency for the first time after the AINRC had to abandon his home constituency Villianur. He broke down in front of his supporters to participate in his competition in Mannadipet and his supporters consoled him.
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