On Sunday, Panneerselvam, who is contesting the polls as an independent, posed with a 'jackfruit' to officially announce the allotment of the symbol at a public meeting in Thiruvadanai.
In an interview with Thanti TV in Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister said, "Just because I am a politician does not mean everything I do is only to win elections or for power. If merely winning elections was my goal, I would not have worked for the development of the northeast. I have visited
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state president and party's candidate from Coimbatore, K Annamalai, met Thanjavur South District Congress president Krishnasamy Vandaiyar when Annamalai visited Thanjavur for the election campaign.
The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Durai Vaiko on Saturday announced that the party had been allocated the 'matchbox' symbol ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
"Both parties have divergent ideologies. BJP would not accept even a single policy of the PMK. Cadres of PMK are suffering in silence because of the alliance," Stalin said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader MK Stalin said that PM Modi and the BJP will not find traction in Tamil Nadu even if they contest in elections 100 times in the state.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended head of the flying squad team of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu for not checking the cavalcade of DMK party candidate A Raja on Saturday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended head of the flying squad team of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu for not checking the cavalcade of DMK party candidate Thiru A Raja on Saturday.
Exuding confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan met former Telangana Governor and South Chennai BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan and said that she was the 'Modi ki guarantee' for South Chennai.