Tamil Nadu urban civic polls: Actor Vijay apologises for causing inconvenience at polling booth
India Today
Actor Thalapathy Vijay arrived at a polling booth to cast his vote. Soon he was surrounded by a heavy crowd and media.
Thalapathy Vijay cast his vote for the local body elections in Chennai on Saturday. As the actor arrived at a polling booth, he was surrounded by a heavy crowd and media to get a glimpse of him. It caused inconvenience among the general public.
As soon as Vijay noticed that, he apologised for the inconvenience caused at the polling booth.
The voting for urban local body elections began in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
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The elections which are being held after 10 years is nothing but a fierce battle between Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). However, the BJP is also trying their best to gain ground in the state.
The election is being conducted for 648 urban local bodies and 12,607 ward members.
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