Students, women self help groups participate in voter awareness campaigns
The Hindu
Students and women’s self-help groups in Madurai engage in vibrant voter awareness campaigns promoting 100% voting participation.
Students and women self help groups on Wednesday participated in the voter awareness campaigns held across Madurai district.
At Yadava College, over 300 students participated in an awareness rally carrying placards with the messages such as ‘My Vote, My Right’, ‘My Vote is Not for Sale’, ‘Let’s Ensure 100 % Voting’. The college’s faculty members were also present. They took out a rally from the college premises to Thiruppalai.
Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar participated in the ‘Samathuva Pongal’ organised by women self help groups in Chettikulam. Traditional Kummi dance were performed and bullock carts were decorated, and bullock cart rides were taken out to create voter awareness.
A total of 51 pots were ceremoniously arranged to form ‘VOTE 100 %’, to achieve 100 % voter turnout in the Assembly elections. Other traditional martial art forms like Silambam were also performed showcasing strength, discipline, and culture.
Students of Yadava College in Madurai took out a rally from their college to Thiruppalai in order to raise awareness on voting, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK
The Collector also joined the participants in the celebrations. He served pongal to an elderly woman identified as the oldest voter there, honouring her as a living symbol of sustained electoral participation across generations.
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