Tamil Nadu

Sagayam video: Silent on joining politics, but asks youth to better society

Written by : TNM Staff

After several rallies and support meetings held by youngsters in the last two month asking IAS officer Sagayam to join politics, Sagayam has released a video on WhatsApp on Tuesday, asking youngsters to work towards a better society. He however does not say a clear 'yes' or 'no' to joining politics.

In the six-minute video, he says that the youngsters who are asking him to join politics should focus and work towards a better society. He says that politics is one part of the society and we should work towards creating responsibility and honesty in society.

He adds that the youngsters should work towards conserving the environment, saving water bodies, rivers, natural resources and helping farmers. He asks people to involve themselves in social activities. He also suggests that people strive for honesty in the electoral process, by ensuring the voters don't get bribed into voting for any political party. He says that if one works towards a better and honesty society, then we can hope for a better politics.

 However, in the rallies that took place in different districts of Tamil Nadu in the last two months, youngsters saw Sagayam as a symbol of change and corrupt free party to the existing two major parties AIADMK and DMK.

Read : When an assortment of people came together demanding Sagayam IAS join politics

Here is the video:

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