People’s verdict will be known in two days, says Jayalalithaa

PTI Updated - January 20, 2018 at 02:30 PM.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa leaves after casting her vote in Chennai on Monday Photo : Bijoy Ghosh

AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and DMK President Karunanidhi today cast their votes early in the day.

Jayalalithaa, after exercising her franchise at a polling station in Stella Maris College around 10 AM, told reporters that “people’s verdict will be known in two days’’.

“You have waited for so long, if you wait for two more days, everybody will come to know of people’s verdict,” she said.

Karunanidhi cast his vote by 7.45 am at a polling station in Sarada School and later told reporters that “DMK will win necessary seats” to form the government.

In a Facebook post, he said, “It is the democratic right of every citizen to vote.”

DMK treasurer M K Stalin along with his wife Shanta Stalin too voted early in the day at a polling station in Teynampet.

Congress top leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram voted at Kandanur in Sivaganga District. His son and AICC member Karti Chidambaram too voted there.

In a tweet, he said, “Going to vote. It’s heavy rains in Kandanur, Karaikudi Assembly.”

Published on May 16, 2016 06:05