India, April 23 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MK Stalin on Thursday urged people to cast their vote and fulfil their democratic duty.

Stalin was accompanied by his wife Durga, son and deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin after exercising his franchise.

"Vote without fail for the development of Tamil Nadu. I have cast my vote in the 2026 legislative Assembly election. People of Tamil Nadu, perform your democratic duty without fail", Stalin said.

"What you are going to give today is not a vote; it is a shield you wield to protect Tamil Nadu.Your vote alone will determine the future of every single person in Tamil Nadu."

He stressed that every vote protects the high values of the Constitution.

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