State Congress chief K V Thankabalu said the district secretary who performs extremely well will get the reward.

He will be campaigning for his party candidate M N Kandasamy contesting from the Thondamuthur constituency. Earlier DMK’s organising secretary for southern Tamil Nadu districts and M K Alagiri had announced a prize of a gold chain for the district secretary who gets a DMK candidate the highest votes. The  DMK will contest in Bargur, Illayankudi and Cumbum while the Congress, will field its candidates for Thondamuthur and Srivaikundam seats. Meanwhile, the AIADMK and its allies — PMK and MDMK — are boycotting the elections.