Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi (TIK), a political outfit formed in the aftermath of the massive Marina Jallikattu protest in January 2017, has announced that it would contest all the 234 seats in the Assembly elections due in April-May next year.
Talking to reporters, TIK State general secretary Dr Rajasekar, on the occasion of former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s 89th birth anniversary, called upon all the youths to join the TIK to script a new history in the elections.
The TIK was aware that people nursing political ambitions were present in various political parties. “In a bid to make Tamilnadu the number one state, we invite all the people to join us in serving the people”, he added.
People in several political parties, despite the injustices meted out to them are tolerating them. This is an invitation to all of them, he said, adding, “we assure that there is no and will not be any dynasty politics here…we have created a platform for working in unison”.
He said with 65 per cent of the population below 35 years of age, it makes India the youngest country in the world. But the youths were not given enough opportunities and only the aged and the elders were getting preference in Parliament and State Legislatures.
“Had more opportunities were given to the youth, India’s growth would have been rapid and tit would have long become the superpower”, he noted.
Dr Rajasekar said the TIK was prepared to face the 2021 Assembly polls by contesting in all the 234 seats and those wishing to take the electoral plunge were welcome to create a new history in the elections.