Traditional rivals go at it again on civic issues

In the Tambaram Assembly constituency, the battle will be between traditional, long- time rivals belonging to the key Dravidian parties — the AIADMK and the DMK. The fight is believed to be essentially between these two candidates, though many more are in the fray. The incumbent MLA S.R. Raja of the DMK will lock horns, for the fourth time, with former Minister and MLA T.K.M. Chinnayya of the AIADMK. The constituency consists of the Tambaram and Sembakkam municipalities; Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam, Perungalathur and Peerkankaranai town panchayats; and Mudichur, Agaramthen, Thiruvancheri and Madurapakkam village panchayats.