Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 23, 2026) reshared a social media post during the first phase of elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, calling it very important. Actually, PM Modi has shared the post of Dr. H.V. Hande, who was two-time Health Minister of Tamil Nadu and first Deputy General Secretary of AIADMK, on ​​social media platform X. Hande shared his picture on the X platform after voting in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections on Thursday (April 23, 2026).

What did PM Modi say in his ex post?

99-year-old former Health Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. H.V. Hande said that at the age of 99, I have seen my country finding its voice and today I have also used my voice. Resharing Dr. Hande’s post, PM Modi wrote, ‘A very important message! I hope that you will make our democracy even stronger by casting more and more youth votes.

A very important message!

I hope that maximum number of youth will strengthen our democracy by voting. https://t.co/B937lbw7FQ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 23, 2026

Former Health Minister of Tamil Nadu shared photo after voting

Dr H.V. Hande, a two-time Health Minister of Tamil Nadu, on Thursday shared a picture showing the mark on his finger after exercising his franchise in the state assembly elections. He said in his post, ‘At the age of 99, I have seen my country finding its voice and today I have also used my voice.’

He said, ‘I voted for the first time in 1946 as a medical student. Voting is not just a right, it is our responsibility towards the future we leave behind. Hande appealed to the people of the state and said that your one vote matters. Get out of your homes. Stand up and register your presence to vote.

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