Tamil Ndau Elections: Hot seat Thiruvottiyur

Here’s a look at the problems plaguing constituencies in Chennai

PIC: R Satish Babu

Thiruvottiyur
Here’s a look at the problems plaguing constituencies in Chennai

Thiruvottiyur has a sizeable population of fisherfolk. Ennore, under Thiruvottiyur, garnered national attention after the 2017 oil spill, when two ships collided. The MLA seat has been vacant since February 2020 following the demise of MLA KPP Samy, who was also the Fisheries Minister in the 2006 DMK government

KNOW YOUR CONSTITUENCY

•  K Kuppan, from the AIADMK, will stand for the third time
•  KP Sankar, from DMK, will contest in the upcoming election. He is the younger brother of KPP Samy, ex-MLA and Fisheries Minister from Thiruvottiyur
•  Seeman, from NTK, will seek mandate from here
• Kumari Ananthan, father of Telangana Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundarajan, won in 1980

Oil companies are discharging effluents in Kosasthalaiyar River near Ennore. It causes health hazards, such as rashes and lesions, for fishermen who get into the water to catch polychaete worms
Ramesh Thangaraj, Kaattukuppam Fishing Union

Lack of wage support hit our livelihood, and now, the gas prices have soared. We had to increase the cost of food
Kannagi R, tiffin shop owner

Many fishermen’s families live along the Ennore High Road. Without traffic signals, children and elders are prone 
to accidents
Kameshwaran, Ondikuppam resident