Except for the western Tamil Nadu the poll mood was dull across the state, and this is something not good for a state like Tamil Nadu where elections are a democratic festival celebrated every nook and corner, opined political commentator R Mani. However, the Coimbatore region is an exception, the teams of DMK minister Senthil Balaji and AIADMK minister SP Velumani were grounded fighting till the ballot units were closed. In other areas the political drama and the high decibel campaign was missing right from day one of the campaign, Mani noted.