Kanniyakumari holds a distinctive place in Tamil Nadu’s political history. Despite nearly six decades of Dravidian dominance in the State, it became the first district to elect a Hindutva-backed candidate as early as 1989, when V. Balachandram of Hindu Desam won the Padmanabhapuram constituency
Kanniyakumari holds a distinctive place in Tamil Nadu’s political history. Despite nearly six decades of Dravidian dominance in the State, it became the first district to elect a Hindutva-backed candidate as early as 1989, when V. Balachandram of Hindu Desam won the Padmanabhapuram constituency
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