Tamil Nadu: BJP’s Vanathi Srinivasan wins from Coimbatore South, defeats Kamal Haasan

What gave the impression to be a neck-to-neck battle, ended up in defeat for famed actor and founding father of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu’s state meeting elections.
The actor who made his electoral debut with 2021 state meeting elections was anticipated by many to contest from Chennai however as a substitute, he selected Coimbatore (South) as his constituency. He misplaced to BJP’s common chief Vanathi Srinivasan.
Kamal Haasan in a Tweet thanked his supporters and mentioned that he accepts the decision of the individuals.
மக்களின் தீர்ப்பை ஏற்றுக்கொள்கிறோம். வாக்களித்த மக்களுக்கும், தேர்தல் களத்தில் தோள் கொடுத்த மநீம உறுப்பினர்களுக்கும், கூட்டணிக் கட்சியினருக்கும் மனமார்ந்த நன்றிகள். (1/2)— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) May 2, 2021
BJP chief and winner Vanathi Srinivasan additionally took to Twitter to thank her voters and supporters. Her Tweet learn, “We have won! Thank you Kovai South for your support & blessings. I bow down to my voters, to my leaders, PM @narendramodi ji, HM @AmitShah ji, Nat’l President @JPNadda ji, GS(O) @blsanthosh ji & all @BJP4TamilNadu karyakarta for their hard work & dedication.”
We have received! Thank you Kovai South on your help & blessings. I bow all the way down to my voters, to my leaders, PM @narendramodi ji, HM @AmitShah ji, Nat’l President @JPNadda ji, GS(O) @blsanthosh ji & all @BJP4TamilNadu karyakarta for his or her laborious work & dedication.#KovaiSouth4Vanathi— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) May 2, 2021
Srinivasan acquired congratulatory messages from the highest BJP honchos particularly ladies leaders for her win. 
.@VanathiBJP’s win is a proud second for me. Being a witness to her years of wrestle, compassion and dedication for her individuals, I congratulate our @BJPMahilaMorcha Chief on her victory with immense pleasure. Thankful to the individuals of Coimbatore South for his or her blessings.— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 2, 2021
Kamal Haasan vs Vanathi Srinivasan
While Vanathi Srinivasan has been a preferred determine in Coimbatore primarily for sustaining a distance from identification primarily based politics, her opponent Kamal Haasan primarily based his total marketing campaign on anti-Hindu and anti-Hindi narrative.
From concerning the nationwide language Hindi as a ‘little child in diapers’ as compared with older languages of the nation to dismissing the existence of the phrase ‘Hindu‘ earlier than Mughals, Haasan discovered himself in lots of such controversies simply earlier than the state elections.
Vanathi Srinivasan, the 50-year previous BJP chief and Chennai High Court lawyer, was in a closely-contested battle with Kamal Haasan. Finally, Srinivasan managed to win by 1540 votes. BJP has managed to safe 4 seats within the legislative meeting, in a primary in Tamil Nadu.
DMK wins Tamil Nadu
As per the Election Commission knowledge, the state of Tamil Nadu has been swept by MK Stalin-led DMK with a snug majority lowering AIADMK+ to round 70 seats.