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Vijayakanth, the messiah of the rural youth
As Jayakumar's vehicle moved on, two young men following the vehicle in a motor bike explained why they were attracted by Captain. Both Manohar and Sudhakar were 23 years old and they were going to vote for the first time in an Assembly election, they proudly announced. In the last elections, they had not turned 18. Manohar, a welder by profession, was an ADMK supporter and Sudhakar, a motor mechanic was a DMK supporter but from the day they heard Vijakanath speak in their village, 'Captain' has become their new leader.
'Nobody has done anything for our village. There is not a single factory in our village. Youngsters have no job opportunities. When Captain says he will create jobs for us, we are impressed. There is sincerity in his voice. Anyway, we have tried both the ADMK and the DMK all these years, so why not give a chance to a new party? We are also impressed by his courage in facing the elections alone. We are not party members but we will try hard for his candidate’s victory,' both echoed the same sentiments.
Both of them also vehemently denied that it was because of his films that they got attracted to him. "Films and politics are different. Maybe the illiterate elder generation were stupid enough to mix both. We are intelligent, and we know how to differentiate the two."
Also See: Karunanidhi: Sachin of TN politics
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