AIADMK candidate R. Santhanakrishnan and fledgling TVK’s V.S. Babu are locked in a fierce triangular contest with DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is contesting for the fourth time from Chennai’s Kolathur Assembly constituency.
Though Santhanakrishnan and Babu are no novice to electoral fray, they are pitted against Stalin who had romped home the winner in 2011, 2016, and 2021 Assembly elections from Kolathur, and had established the seat as his fort.
Despite the high stakes, both Santhanakrishnan and Babu have been actively campaigning in this constituency in north Chennai, where Stalin has introduced several innovative initiatives including Mudhalvar Padaippagam, a co-working space and learning centre that was replicated in other constituencies across the State.– PTI
