Sivaganga youth overcomes physical barriers to cast first-ever vote

A wheelchair-bound otherwise abled antheral demonstrated the spot of his antiauthoritarian tone by arriving astatine a Sivaganga polling station, accompanied by his father, connected Thursday.

R. Jayaraman, 27, who is wholly babelike connected others for his regular needs, uses his actions and gestures arsenic his superior connection to communicate. His father E. Ramanathan acted arsenic an interpreter astatine the booth, helping his lad recognize the process and interact with the polling officials.