Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK president C Joseph Vijay rode a bullock cart for a short distance during Dharapuram bypoll campaign roadshow on Sunday. During the course of the roadshow, the TN CM also interacted with the voters.
The Tamil Nadu CM accepted photo frames from supporters during the roadshow. He also received several gifts, flowers, garlands and party towels during the roadshow. Vijay did a roadshow in the Dharapuram Assembly constituency on Sunday in support of the party’s candidate P Sathyabama ahead of the bypolls.
He was received by his senior cabinet ministers, including party’s general secretary and minister for rural development and water resources N Anand, minister for revenue and disaster management K A Sengottaiyan at Dharapuram. CM Vijay slammed the DMK for making remarks against women. In his address during the roadshow, the TVK chief issued a warning to opposition parties against targeting women.
The chief minister started his campaign around 1 pm. The planned campaign route is expected to cover over 20 public-contact points in the Dharapuram area, the report said. This is CM Vijay’s second campaign visit to the constituency, following his September 30 rally.
Cited in a PTI report, Vijay flew to Dharapuram by helicopter, according to TVK sources.
