The power of senior voters

Despite pandemic, they are ready to exercise their franchise

The elderly are not just older. They are wiser and more experienced. Driven by a strong sense of civic duty, they turn out in large numbers to show their ballot power every election and this year is no different in Madurai. They have the choice to cast postal votes. But a cross section of them are determined to go to the polling booths on April 6 as they have already taken their COVID-19 vaccination. , : “I have not missed a single election since 1951 – 17 Parliamentary and 15 State Assembly elections. Throughout lockdown when the majority worked from home, I went to Government Rajaji Hospital every Saturday for interactive teaching sessions with PG students. I am not scared as long as precautions against COVID are in place and I have taken my two shots of the vaccine. I like to vote in person.”