Campaigning for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s Bhavanisagar constituency candidate in Erode on Saturday was along expected lines until party chief co-ordinator K A Sengottaiyan urged the masses to cast their vote, not for the ‘Whistle’ but for ‘Two Leaves’ - which is the AIADMK’s party symbol. Realising the slip, Sengottaiyan – who was one among the longest-serving figures in the AIADMK – told the amused crowd that he was used to asking for votes for ‘Two Leaves’. To this, the masses, including the party candidate, erupted in laughter, the goof-up quickly forgiven.
P Srinivasan