He pedals across TN seeking votes for DMK

Madurai: A 50-year-old DMK party cadre has been travelling on a cycle in his attempt to campaign for the party and alliance partners in all the 40 parliamentary constituencies in the state.

S Sanjeevi, a resident of Ammayarkuppam in Thiruvallur district, is a grassroots-level party cadre. In spite of his age, he has taken up the cycle campaign in all 40 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Sanjeevi has placed a board in front of the cycle explaining about the purpose of his rally. He has also fixed DMK and its alliance party flags in front of his cycle.

Speaking TOI, Sanjeevi said that he started his campaign from Anna Arivalayam in Chennai on March 14 and has campaigned in 23 parliamentary constituencies and travelled nearly 1,400km. He said he completed his campaign in Theni constituency and reached Madurai on Tuesday.

“When I travel to each constituency, I appeal to the people to vote for DMK and its alliance parties in this parliamentary election stating that DMK had always fulfilled their election promises and work for the welfare of the people,” he said.

Stating that he does not have any difficulty in riding a cycle, Sanjeevi said that he has good experience as he has been riding cycles for the last several years.

He said he has travelled across country on his cycle promoting religious harmony in 2002 and to resolve Cauvery issue in 2007.

He claimed that people in all the constituencies have good confidence in DMK party.