TIRUCHY: As the convoy of Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa approached the city’s central bus stand after sunset, the noise of the multitudes overlapped with the the bangs of crackers and loud welcome music.The AIADMK leader’s visit became another festive occasion after the Dussehra celebrations and the mood was simply that of an early Deepavali in the rock city.Though, the AIADMK functionaries refrained from putting up large cutouts and welcome posters due to the restrictions in election expenditure, the Chief Minister’s visit was the talk of the town for the last few days. The crowd started gathering from the afternoon unmindful of the scorching heat. By sunset, massive crowds were seen at all the spots where Jayalalithaa would address the people.A cultural troupe was dancing to the tunes of matinee idol MGR’s films, receiving warm applause. A popular hit song from the ‘Rickshawkaaran’, depicting a corrupt DMK rule and predicting its downfall elicited spontaneous applause even from youths.Just before the arrival of the AIADMK leader, a welcome song, describing her as a gold star and angel of the soil was played, even as percussion folk instruments, band music and crackers vied with one another to be heard. The sound of the big gathering overwhelmed everything, as she began her address. Huge crowds were seen along the way, to greet her wherever she went. The Chief Minister, who was in a cheerful mood, waved towards the people, who went into ruptures.
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