‘My vote is not for sale’: Arappor Iyakkam’s newcampaign on 10th anniversary

Volunteers mark the 10th anniversary of Arappor with a special song at Sir PittyThyagaraya Hall, T Nagar, on Sunday
Photo | Ashwin prasath
CHENNAI:
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Arappor Iyakkam launched the campaign ‘MyVote is Not for Sale’, aiming to reach households across all 234 constituencies in TamilNadu, urging citizens not to accept money for votes, at the Sir PT Thiyagaraya Hall, TNagar, on Sunday.

Founded in 2015 to fight corruption and promote transparency, Arappor showcased itsdecade-long journey of exposing corruption, restoring water bodies, securing land rightsfor tribal communities, and conducting RTI awareness programmes, through a video atthe event.
A panel discussion on ‘Arappor’s role in social change over the last 10 years and theirroad ahead’ featured Singer and writer TM Krishna, lawyer and activist SudhaRamalingam, Henri Tiphagne from People’s Watch, Kalpana Karunakaran (IIT-Mprofessor), Siddharth Prabhakar (journalist), and Raju Murugan (filmmaker), moderatedby PUCL national secretary Suresh.