King seeks to give Veerappan a Robin Hood aura, joining the fray as ‘defender of Tamil nationalism’
SALEM: Two decades after feared forest bandit Veerappan was killed in an encounter with police in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are trying to rewrite his story through electoral politics – from a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil rights.Veerappan’s elder daughter Vidhyarani, 35, an advocate, is contesting from Mettur constituency as a … Read more