“A good team has been formed under Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi for this Assembly polls. For me, Union Minister M K Alagiri is like Sachin Tendulkar and Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin is like Virendar Sehwag,” Vadivelu has said.

Talking to journalists after meeting Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai on Monday, Vadivelu said that he would campaign for the DMK-led alliance highlighting the ruling party’s poll manifesto.

Hailing the DMK’s manifesto, the popular comedian said it contained several welfare schemes that would go well with the electorate. “My first poll meeting will be at Tiruvarur with Kalaignar,” he said.

“During the last five years, the Chief Minister has implemented a host of welfare measures, which benefited the poor,” he said and added: “I know this very well because I hail from a very poor family.”