Kancheepuram: 'Put an end to corrupt DMK rule'

By K. Manikandan

KANCHEEPURAM, MAY 3. Appealing to the people to put a stop to the ``misrule'' of the ``corrupt'' DMK regime, the AIADMK general secretary, Ms. Jayalalitha, today feared that the elections to the Assembly in Tamil Nadu would not be held in a fair and democratic manner.

Addressing supporters on Gandhi Road in Kancheepuram town this evening, Ms. Jayalalitha said that during the last five years of DMK rule, the Chief Minister, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, had foisted several cases against her. `` Mr. Karunanidhi's only motive is to ensure that his son and Chennai Mayor, Mr. M. K. Stalin is installed as the next Chief Minister and I am afraid the elections would not be held in a fair manner``, she said and called upon the electorate to ensure that Mr. Karunanidhi ``along with his coterie'' was thrown out of power.

The present government had conveniently ignored the sorry plight of the weavers who were put to untold hardship. It had been very severe on all people in general and farmers and construction labourers in particular. The primary task ahead of the AIADMK was to ensure that the ``atrocities'' under the present government were put to an end and that ``MGR rule'' was restored. She introduced Mr. S. S. Thirunavukkarasu, party candidate for the Kancheepuram Assembly constituency.

Scores of people, especially women had lined up in large numbers on either side of the GST Road in Chengalpattu district to have a glimpse of Ms. Jayalalitha. At several places, women performed ``aarthi'', to her. Ms. Jayalalitha also stopped for a few moments opposite the Melmaruvathur temple.

While the crowd response to the scheduled meetings at Achcharapakkam, Madurantakam and Chengalpattu were lukewarm, huge crowds could be seen at Wallajahbad. It took more than one hour for her to reach Kancheepuram from Wallajahbad, a stretch of 15 km.

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