Celebrities and politicians made a beeline for polling stations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as both the states go to the polls on Monday.
As the second phase of polling commenced on Thursday amid heightened security, bigwigs came out to cast their votes for constituting the 17th Lok Sabha. Among those who took to their respective polling booths were former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, BJP candidate from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya, and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, among others.
There will be 2,364 counting halls as compared to 1,002 halls in 2016 in 822 assemble constituencies, a more than 200 percent increase, in view of the COVID guidelines, according to the Election Commission which had drawn flak from the courts over the conduct of polls during the pandemic.
The Tamil film industry mourns the passing of Carnatic legend M Balamuralikrishna.
Quoting a shloka from The Bhagavad Gita, he said, 'this is the compulsion of time'.
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"I (have) already told you. Only time will answer all these questions," Rajinikanth said.
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In a brief one minute video clip, Rajinikanth thanked all those who welcomed his political plunge.
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'I used to do music 365 days a year.' 'But for four years, it has been all about movies.'
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