This election is a battle between people of T.N. and DMK: Tamilisai Soundararajan
The Hindu
Tamilisai Soundararajan emphasizes the Assembly election as a crucial battle between Tamil Nadu's people and the DMK.
The upcoming Assembly election is not a battle between Tamil Nadu and Delhi, as portrayed by DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, but a battle between the people of the State, particularly women, and the DMK, senior BJP leader and NDA’s Mylapore candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Friday (April 10, 2026).
Amid her door-to-door election campaign at Mandaveli, Dr. Tamilisai shared her views to The Hindu on delimitation, issues in Mylapore, and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay’s political entry. Edited excerpts:
You have contested in several elections. How do you see this one?
As a party, we (the BJP) are growing. I always contest with a belief that there is no harm in trying. In our early days, there would not be anyone to contest on behalf of the party. But I have never hesitated to contest. We have faced very challenging situations. Now, the party’s growth in Tamil Nadu is quite excellent. Even in the [2024] Lok Sabha election, we got a substantial number of votes. I am contesting in the Assembly, which falls under the same [Chennai South] Lok Sabha constituency. Some would ask me why I am contesting even after serving as Governor for two States (Telangana and Lt. Governorn in Puducherry).
For me, public life is neither for adornment nor for power. It is for love... When I was Governor, my residence got the name ‘Praja Bhavan’ (People’s Palace) because, during the COVID-19 period, it served the needs of the people... I am contesting as a very simple person. The people will definitely give me a chance.
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