CHENNAI, April 17 -- India's most notorious poacher and sandalwood smuggler Veerappan is back in Tamil Nadu elections through his wife and daughter who are contesting from different assembly seats on tickets for two regional outfits. The two say they are fighting to restore his "pride" and claim that he was not an individual as was projected. His daughter Vidha Rani Veerappan, 35, a lawyer, is contesting in the Mettur assembly segment in Salem district as a candidate of the actor-politician Seeman-led Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), two years after making her poll debut in the 2024 elections. Her mother Muthulakshmi Veerappan is also in the poll fray as a candidate of Tamil outfit Thamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) in Krishnagiri assembly constituency.P4...