Congress launches signature campaign in Salem against ‘vote theft’

Alleging that the BJP-led Central authorities is progressive successful ‘vote theft’, the Salem Urban District Congress Committee launched a signature run successful the metropolis connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025).

Senior Congress leader K.V. Thangkabalu, who took portion successful the run astatine Suramangalam, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had exposed the contented of ‘vote theft’ successful the state and urged enactment cadre to instrumentality the connection to the people. He accused the BJP of “stealing the voting rights of the people,” which the Congress powerfully condemned. “In a democracy, each idiosyncratic indispensable beryllium allowed to workout their franchise,” helium said, terming the run would beryllium converted arsenic a people’s protest.

Mr. Thangkabalu added that akin campaigns are being held crossed the State, with cadre distributing pamphlets and creating consciousness among the public.