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The Dummy-Samy

Kanimozhi chose little-known S. Velusamy, DMK바카라s Vilathikulam panchayat secretary, to be her dummy candidate for the Thoothukudi seat so she can still put up a serious fight in case her nomination papers are rejected.

The Dummy-Samy
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Remember the Baroda tea vendor who was one of Narendra Modi바카라s proposers when he contested there in 2014? Well, the DMK too had a similar 바카라ordinary man바카라 moment when its Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi chose little-known S. Velusamy, DMK바카라s Vilathikulam panchayat secretary, to be her dummy candidate for the Thoot­hukudi seat so she can still put up a serious fight in case her nomination papers are rejected. During one of Kanimozhi바카라s recce visits, Velusamy had impressed her with a performance analysis of the DMK and AIADMK candidates in his constituency in the 2014 assembly polls. She discovered that the 63-year-old from a scheduled caste community had retired from the state바카라s revenue department and owned just two acres of land, while his wife worked in a local government office. 바카라His simplicity and clean credentials convinced Kanimozhi to pick him over the heavyweights. It also displayed her hum­ane side,바카라 says Joel, a youth leader.

How did Velusamy feel about the unexpected development? 바카라I feel honoured that Kalaignar바카라s daughter has recognised my work and sincerity. And my first job is to ensure she wins with the highest ever margin from Thoothukudi,바카라 he says.

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