The election campaign in RK Nagar, the constituency represented by late TN CM Jayalalithaa, stoop to the lowest possible level as the two rival groups are indulged in desperate attempts to claim her inheritance.
The camp of Jayalalithaa’s loyalist O Panneerselvam is carrying a replica of her coffin during their campaign at RK Nagar. They justify their macabre act saying that the coffin represents their demand for an investigation into her mysterious death.
On the other hand, the faction represented by VK Sasikala, Jayalalithaa’s long-time companion, is using an old video of Jayalalithaa in which the audio had allegedly been tampered with. The video now shows her seeking votes for Dinakaran, who was expelled by Jayalalithaa when she was alive. Dinakaran was re-inducted in the party by his aunt Sasikala only after Jayalalithaa’s death.
As RK Nagar constituency is the most prestigious one in Tamil Nadu considering it was represented by Jaya in her lifetime, the two groups of AIADMK are hellbent on winning the by-elections, by hook or crook. Their acts of using Jayalalithaa’s dead body and videos to gain sympathy from people are receiving flak from rational people.
