₹10 over MRP.
Tamil Nadu turned it into a joke, a slogan, a meme.
But TASMAC workers told me that ₹10 is often paying for:
• excess EB bills • unloading charges • broken bottles • cleaners • freezer repairs • bottle buy-back staff
One worker’s Class 8 son recently asked him:
“Can you quit TASMAC and drive an auto instead?”
The ₹10 charge is real.
But this story is also about a system that quietly runs on informal money.
My latest ground report for The Hindu.
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He’s living in his own world as always but ignoring a crucial reality 1.4 crore alone won’t secure victory. Winning requires significant performance than anyone else across every constituency.
. @TVKVijayHQ's road to power explained arithmetically. 👇
1. Tamil Nadu has 5.67 Crore registered voters.
2. With an expected 70% turnout, approximately 3.96 Crore people will cast their votes on April 23rd.
3. There are 2.37 Crore voters in the 18–39 age bracket (that's 41% of the total roll!).
4. If TVK captures just 60% of this youth votes: 2.37 Crore (Youth Voters) × 0.60 (Target) = 1.42 Crore Votes!
5. TVK's vote share: 1.42 Cr / 3.96 Cr = 36% Vote Share
If Thalapathy Vijay hits 36%, he is performing better than the DMK did in 2001, 2006, and 2011.
In 2016, Jayalalithaa won a consecutive term with 40.8% while contesting almost solo.
In a split race between DMK, AIADMK, and NTK, 36% is a direct ticket to the Chief Minister's chair. Anything above that is a bonus!
But 36% is gettable, TVK's tally can go even higher.
The Middle/Senior (40+) age makes up 3.3 Crore votes.
If Vijay captures even 20% of the older vote along with his youth base, his total tally hits 2.08 Crore votes. 👍
That would be a staggering 52.5% Vote Share. This is ABSOLUTE landslide!
In all likelihood, Vijay is heading for a historic electoral debut. Fingers crossed!
Prediction: (Have been studying seat by seat data.)
NDA+TVK vote share together will be more than 50%.Total anti DMK vote could be 60% or even higher if you consider NTK also as largely anti DMK.
If TVK takes equal percentage of votes from both AIADMK and DMK then there could be a photofinish.
If AIADMK retains its hold in the Kongu belt they will have the edge.
For the DMK to win comfortably, the AIADMK must lose a significant part of its rural vote to the DMK. I am not seeing that happening in a widespread manner across the State. What happens in the cities does not matter as much for the AIADMK.
A total sweep for any party seems unlikely.
More in the next few days.