Election a succour for lookalikes of politicians

After a year's pandemic-induced downturn, the lookalikes of politicians are finally finding a ray of hope in the forthcoming election. S Nagarajan has been working as a lookalike for former chief minister M G Ramachandran for more than 30 years.
A couple of days ago, he did his first show since the lockdown in Edappadi, the native place of chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami."Like every artist, I too was having a miserable time during the lockdown. But I am hopeful that the forthcoming election will help me get some work," said Nagarajan.
Like Nagarajan, Thalapathi Syeed, is a lookalike for DMK chief M K Stalin. "I have been invited to participate in some functions in Erode and Coimbatore. For us, the election season is when we can earn some money," said Sayeed, who also work as lookalike of actor Rajinikanth. Sayeed, however, is upset that Rajnikanth dropped his plan to form a political party. "If Rajinikanth had entered politics, I would have got more venues as I am a lookalike for the veteran actor as well. Whatever it be, I am looking forward to the election," he said.
S Pushpavalli, a lookalike of J Jayalalithaa, is hopeful that she can finally settle her debts. "I was working as a maid when I lost my job due to the lockdown. It was a difficult year for me and my family. The election brings in good news. It's not because the politicians will take care of us once they are elected, but I will get some jobs as lookalike for Amma (Jayalalithaa)," said Pushpavalli of Tirunelveli.