A free ride and a film

A local political leader in Coimbatore booked tickets for 'Theri', actor Vijay’s latest film, for 60 people.

April 29, 2016 08:08 am | Updated 08:11 am IST - Coimbatore

Food, pamphlets and promises are passé. Political leaders nowadays are finding different ways to woo voters. What a local leader in Sulur, Coimbatore, did takes the cake. Recently, he booked tickets for Theri , actor Vijay’s latest film, for 60 people and even arranged a bus for them to go to the cinema.

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