Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | 102-year-old man casts postal ballot vote from home in Tiruchi
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Born in 1919, P. Michael mentioned that he had voted in each election because the age of 29, at the least 34 occasions
A 102-year-old man solid his vote by way of the postal ballot from the comfort of his home at Mela Kalkandarkottai in Tiruchi on Tuesday.
Born in 1919, P. Michael mentioned that he had voted in each election because the age of 29, at the least 34 occasions. This time, nonetheless, was the primary time he didn’t have to depart his home to apply his democratic obligation, he mentioned.
Enter Mr. Michael’s home in Alli Street, Mela Kalkandarkottai, and one will both hear the information on tv or catch him studying the newspaper. “I like to keep up with current affairs,” he mentioned, peering from behind a newspaper. A retired worker of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop, he served 29 years in {the electrical} division earlier than retiring in 1977. Since then, newspapers and prayers maintain him occupied.
On Tuesday, Mr. Michael solid his vote by way of the postal ballot, because the Election Commission of India had permitted the aged over the age of 80 and Persons with Disabilities the power. “This is the first time he has voted from home. Even during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he hailed an autorickshaw to the polling booth, voted and returned home on his own,” his daughter-in-law mentioned.
When requested concerning the expertise, Mr, Michael, father of three, and a widower, mentioned that it was handy and would like to do it this fashion. He was, nonetheless, sad about not having the indelible ink on his finger.
Though reminiscences of his youth have pale, Mr. Michael was in a position to recollect taking on election actions in his early twenties. “I have even picked fights with election officers for showing allegiance to a party on polling day,” he mentioned.” “My pals and I used to distribute leaflets throughout election season earlier than I began to work in Tiruchi. Elections these days have been less complicated as we had to decide on solely between three events – AIADMK, DMK and Congress,” he mentioned.
When requested who would win the Assembly elections this yr, Mr. Michael smiled. “I know the party I voted for will win. I have never voted for any other party my whole life,” he mentioned.
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