“The TVK is ready to face by-elections. CM Vijay will contest however many by-elections arise. His visits are meant to launch projects and implement schemes, not for by-elections.” – Minister Nirmal Kumar
“Joseph Vijay, who is the CM of all 234 constituencies, visits only the constituencies facing by-elections to distribute welfare assistance.” – EPS
“TN is witnessing a rule like that of 23rd Pulikesi. Several TVK ministers have amassed huge amounts of wealth.” – TTV Dhinakaran
Ooty : A middle-aged estate worker was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Pandalur, some 80 kms from here, in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to police, the worker in a tea estate, Karuppaiah, had gone out to answer nature’s call, when the elephant, standing near a bush, suddenly chased and attacked him, killing him on the spot..
The officials from both forest and police departments rushed to the spot and took his body to the Government Hospital in Gudalur for postmortem, they said.