News Reading Practice #79
(100 Day Challenge)
KAMAL HAASAN KEEN ON CONTESTING ON 'BATTERY TORCH' SYMBOL, SAYS MNM
The Hindu Bureau
CHENNAI
The suspense over which Parliamentary constituency Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan will
choose to contest from continues, even as a number of options, including
Coimbatore, have been mooted by party sources.
Mr. Haasan met party workers in Coimbatore in September
last year and expressed
his wish to contest from
the constituency.
While the DMK has reportedly asked the Tamil Nadu unit of the Congress to accommodate Mr. Haasan within their quota of seats and let him contest on the Congress's 'hand' symbol, MNM sources insist that Mr. Haasan would prefer to contest on the 'battery torch' symbol, as he did during the last Assembly election.
Won't benefit MNM
The
second-rung leaders of the
MNM say that they are not aware of the seat-sharing arrangement.
Though it would be easy for Mr. Haasan to contest on the
'hand' symbol and win, it would not benefit MNM in any way, party insiders
said, adding that he was unlikely to take that route.
Political analysts, however, pointed out that it might be
easier for the MNM leader to contest on the 'hand' symbol instead of the
'torch' symbol, particularly to appeal to the people in rural areas across a large parliamentary constituency.
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KEEN
ON: Eager or enthusiastic about (à´¤ാà´²്à´ª്പര്യപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´•)
CONTEST:
To compete in an election. (മത്സരിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
PARLIAMENTARY
CONSTITUENCY: A specific area or district represented by an elected Member of
Parliament (MP) (à´ªാà´°്ലമെà´¨്à´±് മണ്à´¡à´²ം)
MOOTED:
Suggested or proposed. (à´®ുà´¨്à´¨ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿുà´µെà´š്à´šു, അവതരിà´ª്à´ªിà´š്à´šു)
EXPRESS
WISH: State desire or preference (ആഗ്à´°à´¹ം à´ª്à´°à´•à´Ÿിà´ª്à´ªിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
ACCOMMODATE:
To make room for or adjust to include. (ഇടം നല്à´•ുà´•, ഉള്à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ുà´•)
ASSEMBLY
ELECTION: Election for the state legislative assembly. (à´¨ിയമസà´ാà´¤ിà´°à´ž്à´žെà´Ÿുà´ª്à´ª്)
SECOND-RUNG:
Lower level or secondary leadership. (à´°à´£്à´Ÿാം à´¨ിà´°à´¯ിà´²ുà´³്à´³)
RURAL AREAS: Countryside or non-urban regions. (à´—്à´°ാà´® à´ª്à´°à´¦േശങ്ങള്)
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