THE SOP OPERA CONTINUES
Mar 20, 2021
3 minutes
By Amarnath K. Menon
JAISON G.
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Populism has become the buzzword for the ruling AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and challenger DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) in the campaign for the April 6 assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Manifestos released by the two Dravidian majors, on March 13 (DMK) and 14 (AIADMK), have a plethora of promises for the young—particularly college students—and women. At 31.8 million, women outnumber men by a million in the state’s electoral rolls and are a key constituency for political parties.
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