Edappadi Palaniswami Criticises TVK Leader Over Political Style
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Edappadi Palaniswami is a politician in Tamil Nadu.
He is the leader of a party called AIADMK.
He talked about another leader named Vijay.
Vijay leads a party called TVK.
Palaniswami said Vijay changes his room to look modern.
He said Vijay acts like an actor, not a leader.
He said Vijay is too fancy and showy.
Palaniswami also talked about reels. Reels are short videos.
He said making reels is not a real achievement.
He said this in a criticism of the TVK party.
Palaniswami gave this opinion in an interview.
He used strong words to criticise Vijay's style.
This shows there is competition between the two parties.
Tamil Nadu politics often has strong words between leaders.
Vijay used to be a famous actor before politics.
Vocabulary15 words
- politician
- a person who works in government
- party
- a group of people with the same political ideas
- actor
- a person who performs in movies
- fancy
- very showy or grand
- reels
- short videos on phones
- achievement
- something good you did
- criticism
- saying something is bad
- interview
- talking with a reporter
- criticise
- to say something is wrong
- competition
- trying to be better than others
- politics
- work about running a country
- leader
- the person in charge
- opinion
- what someone thinks
- modern
- new and up to date
- style
- the way someone acts or looks
Quiz
Answer key
1. A politician from AIADMK 2. Vijay acts like an actor, not a leader 3. It is not a real achievement
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Edappadi Palaniswami is a _____ in Tamil Nadu.
He is the leader of a _____ called AIADMK.
He talked about another leader named _____.
Vijay leads a party called _____.
Palaniswami said Vijay changes his room to look _____.
He said Vijay acts like an _____, not a leader.
He said Vijay is too _____ and showy.
Palaniswami also talked about _____. These are short videos.
He said making reels is not a real _____.
He said this in a _____ of the TVK party.