Virudhunagar’s three primary candidates — B Manickam Tagore of the Congress; Radikaa Sarathkumar of the BJP and Vijaya Prabhakaran of the MDMK — have one factor in widespread: all are outsiders on the lookout for electoral victory on this Lok Sabha constituency. The outsider tag of the three has irked the voters on this constituency, adjoining to Madurai.
Tagore was born in Sivaganga; Radikaa Sarathkumar in Chennai and Prabhakaran in Madurai. “How can an outsider do justice to our constituency?” requested Udayakumar, an auto driver in Virudhunagar. They are going to dwell in Chennai or Madurai and can come as soon as in a blue moon; what justice will they do to the constituency, he additional asks. “Final time, Tagore received. Nonetheless, individuals are indignant with him for not doing something for the constituency,” he provides.
The constituency has six Meeting seats — Thiruparankundram (AIADMK); Thirumangalam (AIADMK); Sattur (DMK); Sivakasi (Congress); Virudhunagar (DMK) and Aruppukkottai (DMK).
Auto drivers in Virudhunagar have one main concern — the variety of small street bumps that makes it tough for them to drive. Usually, the entrance wheel will get broken and must be repaired, says Udayakumar.
A few main points throughout the constituency are lack of respectable roads and unemployment. Sivakasi is a producing centre for crackers; Aruppukkottai is thought for its cotton and limestone industries and rice mills and Virudhunagar for pulses and meals grain markets. All of the three sectors are going through bother. The excessive energy tariff can be a significant concern within the constituency, which has numerous tiny and micro items, say locals.
The ban on firecrackers has left the small city of Sivakasi in doldrums with the livelihood of tons of of households impacted. “The Supreme Courtroom is but to offer its ultimate order. We simply need two issues — permit using barium nitrate (in firecracker) and saraveddi (row of firecrackers). Allow them to put numerous restrictions on these two. We’ll abide by them. However, allow them to permit these two,” stated a number one producer of firecrackers. “The unlawful manufacture of firecrackers is flourishing and affecting GST collections,” he added.
Wooing voters
Radikaa Sarathkumar is banking on the varied schemes launched by the Modi authorities and the anti-incumbency Tagore faces. She has sizeable assist from ladies voters and has been campaigning on the corruption-free picture of the Modi authorities. “Did Tagore come and see you?” requested Radikaa in an election marketing campaign. The reply was a powerful no from the viewers. Seemaraaja, who distributes eggs to varied retailers and eating places and is a powerful loyalist of the BJP in Sivakasi, says, “We’re carrying the message of the nice issues that the Modi authorities has achieved for the individuals and corruption free governance on the Centre.” He has a big BJP flag on his car.
Quite the opposite, the incumbent Tagore is wooing voters on the anti-Modi sentiments as a result of enhance in value of gasoline cylinders and the hike in petrol and diesel costs (not too long ago lowered). These are affecting the widespread man, he says. Out of the final three elections, Tagore has received twice within the constituency.
The younger Prabhakar, son of DMDK founder Vijayakanth, is hoping that the children will again him due to the sturdy roots his dad and mom have within the area. He’s additionally more likely to get the sympathy vote as his father died just a few months in the past. “I’ll give Prabhakar an opportunity,” stated Suresh, a BJP loyalist however who needs to vote for the teen. “My vote is for his father,” he added.
Whereas the DMK-Congress alliance has an edge within the constituency, the BJP and the DMDK will battle it out. The outsider who wins, faces the daunting process of making employment alternatives within the area.