Outcome of Assembly polls next year in TN will be similar to those seen in 1967, 1977: Vijay
Chennai, Jul 30 (PTI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay on Wednesday expressed confidence of his party winning the 2026 Assembly election and he recalled the 1967 and 1977 polls that installed fresh regimes in the state.
Vijay, unveiling the exclusive app for membership enrolment at the party headquarters here, said the result of 2026 polls would also be similar to that of elections held in 1967 and 1977.
"We are firm about this and we have been talking about this," he said addressing party functionaries adding the outcome of those polls were in favour of new parties.
"When we see the reason behind their victories (in 1967 and 1977), the logic is simple," he said.
Explaining further, he said those parties decades ago had went door-to-door in every town across the state and met the people.
"They met all the people," he said and quoted Dravidian ideologue CN Annadurai's popular "go to the people, learn from them," verse.
"If we do this properly, it will be enough," he said and urged cadres to focus on membership enrolment. "We will be able to win, that is for sure," he asserted.
In 1967, the DMK formed the government, dislodging the Congress party.
In 1977, the AIADMK, founded in 1972 by MG Ramachandran, formed the government for the first time. In 1976, the DMK government was dismissed during the infamous Emergency period (1975-77).
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
