DMK, AIADMK look to youth to run booth committees
Chennai: Both AIA
and DMK are focusing on involving youth in booth committees to use technology to reach out to voters and to counter actor Vijay's perceived appeal especially among young voters.
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leadership has stipulated that its booth committee members should be below the age of 45, while the DMK is roping in youth wing members. Tamil Nadu has 68,467 polling booths for 6.37 crore voters.
Party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami is firm on the age limit and the AIADMK headquarters is vetting the committees; district secretaries have submitted the details with photographs of the members.
The party had 19 members per committee during general elections; this time it's aiming for nine.
"Previously, elders also formed part of the committee. Now the IT wing is carefully examining the members to ensure compliance," said a district secretary.
In some places, the party is reportedly facing challenges in finding youth willing to be members.
The DMK plans to have 10 to 12 members per committee and inclusion of youth wing members is mandatory unlike in the past. A youth wing member from each booth will receive training in the effective use of social media.
"The observers posted by the DMK headquarters for each assembly constituency are tasked with tweaking the composition of booth committees to make them effective," said a leader.
Meanwhile, Vijay's TVK, which had a meeting for booth agents in Coimbatore in April, is planning another meeting in a different region to demonstrate its presence across the state.
TVK functionaries also question whether the Dravidian majors can fill their booth committees.
"These parties should display the strength of their members like our leader, Vijay," a TVK functionary said.
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