Chennai: A municipal referendum was held today in Tamil Nadu after more than a decade. 21 cities, including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 urban village councils will elect more than 12,000 members. In the past five years, these bodies have no elected representatives because no elections have been held.
After a hat-trick – winning elections to the Lok Sabha, rural communities and parliament – Prime Minister MK Stalin is aiming for a fourth consecutive victory.

He reiterated that his government would soon announce that his party, the DMK, had pledged to pay women £1,000 a month in cash ahead of the general election.

“I tell you, this Stalin will soon deliver on his promise to give women heads of household £1,000 a month. Don’t worry or doubt. This Stalin has only to say a few words and it will come true,” said Mr Stalin, who was only in the last A virtual campaign took place during the speech.

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This time, however, the ruling DMK dealt with national issues of federalism and state autonomy.

MK Stalin even launched a Social Justice Coalition to bring together several non-BJP parties across India and onto the national stage.

Opposition AIADMK is hoping to regain its political luck after losing three straight elections. It targets the government’s failure to meet the £1,000-a-month allowance for female heads of household.

In a recent election campaign, former chief minister and co-coordinator of AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami said: “Stalin of the DMK has become chief minister and is making attractive promises.

The BJP, which has gained a foothold in the state and won four seats in the general election, is fighting alone and forming ties with AIADMK in hopes of expanding its presence in the state.

“Our team will only get stronger. We are the only major party fighting alone,” said BJP spokesman Narayan Tirupati.

Actor Kamal Haasan’s MNM is not giving up after finding loopholes in Lok Sabha and state polls. It promises to vote for change with honesty and good governance.

During a campaign event in Madurai, Kamal Hassan said: “They have been out of this place for 18 years without even taking any rubbish. We will even remove the rubbish. I say us, including myself.”

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