![A band plays music at a DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) pre-election rally in Chennai at which leader M.K. Stalin spoke. Photo: Tom Pietrasik April 6th 2014 Chennai, India (Tom Pietrasik)]( "Chennai DMK Election Rally")
A drummer and his band play at a political rally ahead of the 2014 Indian election. Chennai, India ©Tom Pietrasik 2014
Voters in Tamil Nadu state don’t go to the polls until April 24th but while in Chennai yesterday I came across a political rally for the DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) party. There was a festive atmosphere with flags, fireworks and very loud music by this drummer and his band. The 2014 Indian election is an incredible undertaking with 717 million registered voters, 533 constituencies, 8,070 candidates and 370 political parties.
