Across India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, election day brought massive logistical mobilization: 2,800 security personnel deployed in Ramanathapuram district alone, model polling booths set up across multiple constituencies, and travel fares skyrocketing as voters — some flying in from overseas — rushed home to cast their ballots. It was a vivid reminder that the mechanics of democracy, at their most granular, are as much about buses, trains, and boarding passes as they are about ballots.
Walter Murrow
April 28, 2026
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