Tamil ‘movie stars’ sing their hearts out to woo voters
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\n BATANG BERJUNTAI: Famous Tamil “movie stars” have descended on Ijok to entertain \u2014 and woo voters.
\n They include “Kamalhasan” and “Rajinikanth” who have been singing and dancing their way into the hearts of locals preparing for the by-election on April 28.
\nThe local versions of the actors have been in great demand since the by-election was announced given the fact that Indians who generally love Tamil movies represent a large minority in the constituency.
\nLast Sunday saw them thrilling hundreds in a small hall at the Tuan Mee estate.
\nThey were joined by director “Bharathiraja” who gave a short speech which began with his trademark greeting: “En inniya tamil makkale” (my dear Tamil people). He urged the locals to make sure they came out on polling day and voted for Barisan Nasional.
\nKamalhasan and Rajinikanth also made similar appeals to the crowd.
\nTamil film legend “M.G. Ramachandran” rose from the dead several nights ago to entrance the crowd with his histrionics.
\nThe artistes were from the Kuala Lumpur-based Sangamam group, that had been performing daily in various estates in the run-up to the by-election.
\nJudging from the response of people at the MIC-organised event, the artistes may be crucial in tipping the balance at the polls.
\nNot to be outdone, the Chinese community has brought in popular local artistes Chong Sue Zhung and Li Huei Juin who belted out tunes to entertain voters.
\nActivities have also been held for youth from the estate who had their first taste of paintball yesterday.
\nThey battled it out for half a day in a four-day sports carnival organised by Umno Youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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