A Rap Song To Motivate People of Tamil Nadu To Cast Their Vote

Chennai: A new song by rap artist Blaaze and music director Paul Jacob is to motivate people in Tamil Nadu to vote in the Assembly elections.

"Vote Podu" is a three minute rap song which hopes of a 100 per cent voter turnout in the elections. The song calls out particularly to the one crore first time voters in the state to exercise their franchise.

Blaaze's first ever independent Tamil number reaches out to all sections of people in a colloquial way.

"It's our fundemental right to vote. We all know this, but it gets late, getting up and going out there. This is your little effort to get you to get up and get out there to vote," said the rap artist.

Paul Jacob who wrote the lyrics and composed the music added, "We were inspired by Bob Marley's reggae. He's the one who asked all of us to stand up and fight for our rights. We want all the people feel that their vote makes a difference".

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The State Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhoni, the brains behind the song, has also launched an innovative online campaign to draw voters on the polling day. "Music was missing in our campaign. We wanted to create a pulsating song with which youth cold immediately associate," he said.

Voting in Tamil Nadu will be held on May 16 and counting on May 19.

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