The question of money
The Hindu
Makkal Needhi Maiam’s Mayilvaganan Thanikavelu, who is contesting from Cheyyar, has been going around his constituency distributing dummy currency notes that have a message: “Your vote is not for sale
Makkal Needhi Maiam’s Mayilvaganan Thanikavelu, who is contesting from Cheyyar, has been going around his constituency distributing dummy currency notes that have a message: “Your vote is not for sale.” “Wherever we went campaigning, people asked how much money we were going to give. So we wanted to take this up as an awareness campaign against cash for votes,” he said. On Saturday, he and his team visited shops and bus stands and used the method for canvassing votes for the Assembly election.
Over the decades, the Anglo-Indian Grand Christmas Ball in Chennai has stepped into many venues, from Railway enclaves to private halls. It has left an indelible mark on some of these venues, Faiz Mahal and Shiraz Hall, both in Egmore, counted among them. This Christmas Day (December 25), Faiz Mahal is playing host to yet another Grand Christmas Ball. The soiree is organised by Anglo-Indians but by no means restricted to them. In these times of dwindling Anglo-Indian presence even in enclaves with a distinctive Anglo-Indian flavour, this event signifies an effort to preserve a cultural tradition that has enriched Chennai












