No one need to be informed about the considerable amount of Telugites in Tamil Nadu. But it has been hard for them to retain their identity. With the growing popularity of Dravidian parties, Telugu people had to lay low in Tamil Nadu. Even as people like Vijaykanth and Vaiko are of Telugu origin, they had completely transformed themselves into the Tamil outfit. It’s hard for anyone either to recognise or to point out them as people with Andhra origin.

But now things seem to change a little bit. Some Telugu people are seen participating in the ongoing Tamil Nadu elections. K. Jagadeeshwara Reddy, an independent has entered the fray against none other than the present CM Jayalalitha. He is closely followed by V. Vijayakrishna who is contesting for Mylapore Assembly constituency under the emblem of Shiv Sena. Both these people have been appealing the votes of local Telugu people. But a victory for them might be more than a difficult chance!