Chennai, April 10 DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin held a roadshow in Chennai's Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency on Friday, from where he is seeking re-election for the second time.
Udhayanidhi, who has been campaigning throughout the state in support of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance candidates, has stated that despite being a candidate himself, he has been garnering votes for the alliance throughout the state, aiming to ensure the formation of a Dravidian model 2.0 regime.
"Do you know that I am also contesting this election? I have not visited my constituency for the poll campaign. Sending our candidates to the Assembly is like ensuring a victory for me," the Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister has been saying during his tour of the state.
On Friday, he undertook a roadshow in Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, from where his grandfather and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had contested and won three consecutive terms in 1996, 2001, and 2006.
Prior to Udhayanidhi's election in 2021, DMK's J Anbalagan had won from the seat in the 2016 and 2011 elections.
The DMK youth wing secretary undertook a door-to-door campaign in Chepauk, highlighting the DMK government's welfare initiatives.
"People will get more development if they give a second consecutive term for the party to rule," he said.
Later, in a post on the social media platform ‘X’, Udhayanidhi said, "We highlighted the welfare schemes implemented by our government for minorities, including Christians, during the five-year Dravidian model rule led by Chief Minister M K Stalin."
"We will firmly protect Tamil Nadu and the minorities from religious fascist forces under the leadership of our president (M K Stalin). Let fascism disappear, let secular unity grow," the DMK youth wing secretary said.
