Thala, Thalapathy and Thalaivar: Glimpses of star power from Tamil Nadu voting booths

As voters came out to exercise their franchise on the busiest day of this election season, Tamil Nadu is scripting a political history which will not only decide the next five years but the decades ahead. 
Actor Ajith coming to cast his vote at Tiruvanmaiyur government high school in Chennai.  (Photo | Ashwin Prasanth, EPS)
Actor Ajith coming to cast his vote at Tiruvanmaiyur government high school in Chennai. (Photo | Ashwin Prasanth, EPS)
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Actor Rajinikanth cast his vote, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
Actor Rajinikanth cast his vote, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
DMK president MK Stalin cast his vote at the SIET college polling booth in Chennai. (Photo | P Jawahar, EPS)
DMK president MK Stalin cast his vote at the SIET college polling booth in Chennai. (Photo | P Jawahar, EPS)
Actor Vijay cycles to the polling booth in Nellankarai, Chennai. (Photo | Express)
Actor Vijay cycles to the polling booth in Nellankarai, Chennai. (Photo | Express)
MNM president Kamal Haasan shows his inked finger after casting his vote at Teynampet in Chennai. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)
MNM president Kamal Haasan shows his inked finger after casting his vote at Teynampet in Chennai. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)
Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan casting her vote at Virugambakkam polling booth in Chennai. (Photo | Martin Louis, EPS)
Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan casting her vote at Virugambakkam polling booth in Chennai. (Photo | Martin Louis, EPS)
V Narayansasamy coming out after casting his vote at Mission Street, Pondicherry. (Photo | G Pattabi Raman, EPS)
V Narayansasamy coming out after casting his vote at Mission Street, Pondicherry. (Photo | G Pattabi Raman, EPS)
Members of Tamil Nadu association of the blind 'Thandiar' on their way to the polling booth to cast their vote, in Chennai. (Photo | P Jawahar, EPS)
Members of Tamil Nadu association of the blind 'Thandiar' on their way to the polling booth to cast their vote, in Chennai. (Photo | P Jawahar, EPS)
Tamil Nadu fisheries minister Jayakumar casting his vote at a school in Mandaveli. Express/Ashwin prasath
Tamil Nadu fisheries minister Jayakumar casting his vote at a school in Mandaveli. Express/Ashwin prasath
A 74-year-old differently abled voter taken to cast his vote in Tiruchy. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)
A 74-year-old differently abled voter taken to cast his vote in Tiruchy. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)
Fearing the heatwave warning senior citizens at large showed up in the earliest hour to cast their votes at Nagamangalam in Tiruchy. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)
Fearing the heatwave warning senior citizens at large showed up in the earliest hour to cast their votes at Nagamangalam in Tiruchy. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)
People waiting to cast their votes wearing plastic gloves at kurichi in Tirunelveli. (Photo | V Karthikalagu, EPS)
People waiting to cast their votes wearing plastic gloves at kurichi in Tirunelveli. (Photo | V Karthikalagu, EPS)

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