Erode bypoll result, a lesson for EPS, says Stalin

Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said that the people of Erode East have taught a lesson to Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami for engaging in ‘fourth rate’ campaign. The CM also exuded confidence that the people of Tamil Nadu would deliver an even bigger victory to the Secular Progressive Alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Talking to reporters at DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam on Thursday, when his alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan was leading by over 33,000 votes against AIADMK’s S Thennarasu at the end of seven rounds of counting, Stalin thanked the voters of Erode East for giving a major victory to Elangovan. He said, “I asked the people (of Erode East) to extend their support to the Dravidian model government during my campaign. I have been repeatedly saying that the Erode East bypoll would be a report card of the Dravidian model government. People have offered us good marks.”