After every public meeting during the election campaign in the 1960s, organisers of the meeting would request the crowd to donate money to meet the election expenses, who obliged to the request.
At 86 years of age, VIT founder - chancellor G. Vishwanathan, who witnessed it many times during his early years in politics, told The Hindu that election expenses were far lesser than they are now, where a lot of money is being spent on campaigning to draw voters to cast their votes on polling day.
“Back then, it was simple and less expensive as voters turned up at polling booths on their own. Only a few candidates used to contest in elections during those times. The situation is completely different now,” said Mr. Viswanathan.
