MK ends campaign with big public meet

DMK treasurer M K Stalin spent Saturday in his constituency of Kolathur in Chennai, meeting as many voters as he could in the last leg of campaigning.He walked into every street, meeting children and elders, having coffee with residents and even shaking hands with commuters passing through on buses.

His father and DMK's chief ministerial candidate M Karunanidhi had a busy day , meeting family members and party cadres to plan his last public meeting in Chindadripet on Saturday evening. He said if AIADMK is elected, Jayalalithaa would change "Tamil Nadu" into "Amma Nadu".

Slamming the AIADMK government for poor fiscal status and unkept promises, Karunanidhi said no one was happy with the last five years of governance. He ended his public rally at Chindadripet with an impassioned speech to vote for DMK.

In Kolathur, until the stroke of 6pm when campaigning ended, Stalin met people assuring them of good governance."A government that is free of commission, corruption and collection should be formed in Tamil Nadu. Moreover, I swear that there will be no political interference in the functioning of police to end atrocities such as kangaroo courts," he said, while addressing a public meeting in Ramana Nagar in his constituency .

Stalin said Tamil Nadu has regressed 50 years. Eliciting people's views, he asked whether there was employment growth and industrial development in the last five years. When a majority in the gathering said no, he replied: "You are saying no to everything. So, say no to Jayalalithaa as well."