Thalaivar on a sticky wicket

We then decided to walk down a small bylane. The moment we entered, we were surrounded by a group of women, both Hindus and Muslims. What they said shocked us.

Banu Begum wanted me to go with her. She wanted to show me her house. "Only then you will understand what the recent floods have done. There was water to our waists. We had no food, no place to sit, no place to keep our children. Not a single politician from the DMK came. Nobody came to ask us if we needed anything. And we have been voting for Udaya Sooryan all these years."

Indra was the most vocal. "Yes, we have all voted for Udaya Sooryan all these years. Now, I am thinking of voting for someone else. Do you know why? Like Banu said, we suffered very badly not just during the floods, but also when the tsunami struck. Nobody from the party came to offer us help. We didn't expect Thalaivar to come, but at least a party member could."

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