Dharapuram: Vijay, the party leader, will speak at the election public meeting taking place in Dharapuram today. Permission has been granted for only 10,000 people to participate in it.
The by-election for the Dharapuram (reserved) Assembly constituency in Tiruppur district will be held on Oct. 6. A total of 22 candidates, including those from TVK, DMK, AIADMK, NDK, the Communist Party of India, and independents, are in the fray.
In this situation, Vijay, the leader of the party and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, will speak today at the campaign public meeting in Dharapuram in support of TVK candidate Sathyabama. For this, a ground spread over about 54 acres has been selected in the Maruthi Nagar area on the Dharapuram-Udumalai road. The work of setting up the stage and the massive pandal there is nearing completion.
According to police restrictions and security procedures, only 10,000 people have been permitted to participate in this public meeting. However, since a large crowd of the public and volunteers is expected, around 7,000 police personnel will be deployed for security duty to prevent any untoward incidents.
The district administration and police are making arrangements for electricity, drinking water, medical teams, and traffic diversions for the meeting.
Traffic diversion: Since Chief Minister Vijay is campaigning in Dharapuram today, traffic has been diverted only for heavy vehicles, including lorries. Buses, cars, and two-wheelers can come to Dharapuram as usual.
Accordingly, heavy vehicles coming via Ottanchatram can go via Udumalai-Pollachi, and heavy vehicles coming via Karur can go via Palani-Pollachi. Police have said that vehicles traveling from Tiruppur to the southern districts may face temporary traffic diversions in some areas.
