this, but things are quiet now, as MGR has not yet returned from his tour.
In the meantime, food prices have been scaling new heights every month. All opposition parties have held demonstrations. Kanyakumari, the southernmost district, has been the scene of a vigorous picketing campaign as prices there are higher than elsewhere in the state. The campaign over food prices is likely to gather momentum in future and might also sec united action by several parties. Already, the CPI and CPI(M) leaders at the state level have met together to see if a West Bengal
