Many of them walked with great difficulty, with the assistance of family members, and made use of assistive device. Others complained that they were not able to cast their vote as their names had gone missing from the voters’ list
Despite the scorching heat, polling stations across the State saw large numbers of enthusiastic senior citizens waiting to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha election on Friday. Many of them walked with great difficulty with the assistance of family members and even made use of assistive devices just to exercise their franchise.
At Nagore, N.K. Pakirisamy, 101, a retired teacher, who voted at the National Higher Secondary School, said he was voting because the country needed a change. Another senior citizen, A. Kadheeja, 83, said, “We want everything that is good and everyone should be happy; that is why I voted.” B. Avvakani, 86, said, “I want the town to be prosperous; that is why I voted.”
