India News | TN CM Holds Roadshow in Madurai

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), May 31 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin held a roadshow here on Saturday after he arrived from Chennai and he was accorded a rousing reception by the public and party workers.

Several areas in the temple city were covered in the roadshow, which commenced from Perungudi and ended near Arapalayam spanning a distance of about 17 km. Stalin stopped in between to shake hands with the public and party workers and accepted petitions and books from them.

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Both the members of the public and party cadres lined up along the route and the DMK members could be seen holding black and red-hued umbrellas that reflected the party flag's colours.

Also, he got down from his vehicle and walked quite a distance to receive petitions and greet the people. The roadshow, which lasted for more than two hours, covered Mandela Nagar as well.

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Stalin briefly interacted with children dressed like various political leaders and he was moved by a lad who was dressed up like his late father M Karunanidhi. The Dravidian party chief reached Madurai on the eve of the DMK general council meeting on June 1 where he is likely to set the tone and tenor to face the 2026 Assembly election.

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