TN Assembly polls | Shorn of highlight, Rohini campaigns for CPI(M)

In the Dravidian heartland, the place politics and cinema are intertwined, it is not uncommon to seek out filmstars campaigning for the Dravidian events and even the BJP and the Congress.

However, hardly ever does one come throughout a widely known actor, director and dubbing artiste of south Indian cinema work on the bottom like a foot soldier of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Rohini Molleti, a well-recognized star, doesn’t carry any vainness ubiquitous within the movie world; she presents herself as a home-maker subsequent door and simply mingles with the group.

‘Wrong policies’

In her mellifluous voice, she phrases the AIADMK authorities “anti-people and anti-poor” and lists its failures. “The AIADMK government has been silently allowing the BJP’s wrong policies like NEET, the New Education Policy and the farm laws. That’s why it is an anti-people government,” she informed The Puucho on Friday.

Associated with the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association for a decade, she had first campaigned for its president Su. Venkatesan of the CPI(M) in the course of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The BJP, which doesn’t have its personal vote base in lots of southern States, is attempting to construct one in Tamil Nadu by bringing folks from north India. “It is blatantly announcing that it will build houses for them in our State. Is it not with an ulterior motive?” she requested.

The Tamil Nadu folks had been but to grasp this conspiracy, Ms. Rohini stated, including that she wished to make use of the highlight on her to create consciousness among the many lots of the upcoming menace. “When leaders from our parties are not interfering in elections in other States, why are so many BJP leaders and Chief Ministers coming here?” she requested.

She took exception to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s remark that girls wouldn’t be protected beneath a authorities of the Secular Progressive Alliance. “Why is he not talking about the Hathras incident?” she stated.

Ms. Rohini, who is ready to join simply with the agricultural lots, particularly ladies, stated she was in a position to gauge public anger on the improve within the costs of important commodities.

‘Evil designs’

“Though the rural people are not able to see the evil designs of the government at the Centre, they are indeed deeply hurt by the increase in the prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, and increasing unemployment. Every house has got one or two youngsters without a job. This is definitely going to force them to vote against the parties in power in the State and at the Centre,” she stated.

Turning a blind eye to the urgent points up to now, the AIADMK was attempting to woo voters with free cooking fuel cylinders. “Why did not the government try to help the people when they were jobless under the threat of the pandemic? It allowed the Centre to increase fuel prices,” she stated.

She stated she has seen folks of all religions co-existing peacefully and fortunately within the rural areas, and the Hindutva teams had a slight affect on the city center class. “They are misguided and made to believe that the secular parties are obstructing them from going to temples. It is not true. We need to create awareness among the people.”

Ms. Rohini informed the voters that she had come not simply to hunt their votes, however would go to their areas to see the event after a change of guard within the State.