DMK bypoll candidate V Senthil Balaji, who filed his nomination papers after a big roadshow at Aravakkurichi on Wednesday, said that his campaign was so far ahead of his rival candidates that he didn’t care whether they had started their campaign or not. “We are currently running forward in the race and are just a few steps away from the victory line. So we don’t care about whether our opponents are running fast or have stopped running at all,” he said in reply to a reporter’s question.
“The voters have shown a great deal of support and love for us. Everyone witnessed this. This itself indicates that Stalin will become the chief minister after May 23.” Speaking about his election promises, Balaji said that 25,000 families would be provided with three-cent land under the Thalapathy Housing Scheme in what would be named Udhaya Suriyan Nagar.