Chennai, April 23 -- AIPTMMK Founder and General Secretary VK Sasikala on Thursday cast her vote at a polling station in Stella Maris College in Chennai amid the ongoing polling for Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

Speaking with the media afterwards, she urged the Tamil Nadu electorate to exercise their franchise in large numbers.

"Today, in the festival of democracy, I have done my democratic duty. I appeal to the Tamil Nadu people to also fulfil their democratic right by casting their vote today without fail," she said.

Earlier in the day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, after casting his vote, urged people to exercise this democratic right, stating that it is a "banner you are raising to protect Tamil Nadu"

In a post on X, Stali...