CHENNAI: They were quite active in their respective neighbourhoods, planting a sapling, helping someone tackle the intricate government machinery, or raising their voices against injustice. Now, they are in the fray for the posts of councillors in Greater Chennai Corporation.
A M Kamaraj, brother of Vanigar Sangam president A M Vikramaraja, may not be well known in political circles or even in his own party, but is extremely familiar to residents of ward 138 in Virugambakkam. With 13 years of social service behind him including providing free food on Saturdays, setting up free computer and tailoring classes for hundreds of students, helping set up businesses for more than 100 people in the area and constructing public toilets, the 42-year-old has been the go-to man for people in the area. He will now fight to represent them in the corporation on an AIADMK ticket.
