Tamil Nadu Assembly elections: Candidates to watch out for By Deepak Parvatiyar April 27, 2016 - See more at: http://www.elections.in/blog/tamil-nadu-assembly-elections-candidates-watch/#sthash.U6XSwX7O.dpuf As it is, politics revolving around personality cults rules the roost in Tamil Nadu. For decades, J.Jayalaithaa and M. Karunanidhi have remained the tallest political figures in the state and not many in contemporary politics could match the type of hero worship and veneration that they commanded. They have remained perfect rivals – each replacing the other as the chief minister every five years since 1991. Karunanidhi of DMK Of the two, Karunanidhi, a five-time chief minister, has played a much longer innings in the political arena. At 93, he is not just busy strategizing to see that his Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) dethrones incumbent Chief Minister Jayalithaa’s All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), but is slated to address over 30 electio
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