Lok Sabha elections: Manikam Tagore, Radhika, Vijayprabhakaran file nomination from Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar: Congress candidate and outgoing MP Manickam Tagore, DMDK’s Vijaya Prabhakaran and BJP candidate Radhika Sarathkumar filed their nominations with district returning officer and collector VP Jayaseelan for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Monday.

After filing nominations on Monday afternoon, Tagore addressed media persons and highlighted that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections have an important role in protecting the country’s democracy. “This election is the last chance to save the country from the hands of fascism,” he said, adding that in the last 50 days, two sitting chief ministers were arrested and Congress’s bank accounts were frozen.

“With the help of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the central government is trying to intimidate opposition leaders under the guise of false cases. Many other ministers and leaders were also arrested across the country,” Tagore said.
He also highlighted the delay of the Central Government in executing various projects including the railway project and construction of AIIMS for Virudhunagar constituency.
“Five years ago, I had demanded the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take necessary measures to allow export of firecrackers from Thoothukudi port to promote the firecracker business. I have raised this issue in Parliament and have also written a letter to Modi. However, they continue to betray Virudhunagar,” the MP said, claiming that all these issues would end if India Bloc came to power.

In a sarcastic tone, Tagore also said that he was proud of the fact that he was the only MP from Tamil Nadu who was suspended thrice for raising his voice against Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Responding to comments about his opponents in Virudhunagar, Tagore said that people would vote for the candidate on the basis of his principles and not his profession.
When Vijayaprabhakaran and Radhika, who were at the Collectorate to file their nominations, met face to face, they greeted each other.

Speaking to media persons, Radhika said that she has known Vijayaprabhakaran for a long time and since he was her daughter’s classmate, he is like a son to her. Thanking the BJP for providing her the opportunity to contest the elections, she said, “More than an actor, over the years people have seen me as a confident woman.”