If reports are to be beleived, Actor Karthik may contest against Jayalalithaa in Andipatti constituency, a bastion of ADMK. Karthik, the chairperson of the All India Forward Block said: “If my partymen are apprehensive of standing against Jayalalithaa, I will do it myself.” He also alleged that his partymen were receiving threat calls from a rival party, which he didn’t want to name. Karthik has decided to launch his campaign from Pasumpon district, the birth place of the founder of the All India Forward Block. Karthik is also a devar, and the community enjoys immense goodwill in the district. Can this guy give a tough fight to Jayalalithaa? Will election in this area be influenced by caste? It must be remembered that Jayalalithaa had a high regard for the actor’s father, Mutthuraman and regarded him as a man of very good character.