RM Babu Murugavel with LoP Edappadi K Palaniswami. Image Courtesy: Twitter - @Babumurugavel 
Tamil Nadu

AIADMK plaint to SEC on voters inducement by DMK MP

The principal Opposition party AIADMK on Sunday lodged a complaint before the State Election Commission stating that the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) workers are trying to “bribe” voters with fake promises.

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RM Babu Murugavel, Joint Secretary, Legal Wing, AIADMK, in his, complaint alleged that the DMK members, including a member of Rajya Sabha has given false promises to voters especially in Namakkal district.

“Namakkal district panchayat’s sixth ward is going for the local body by-election. With an intention to lure voters, the DMK workers, including KRN Rajeshkumar, are approaching the people with a false promise that they would provide cash benefits through the state welfare boards,” Murugavel said in his complaint. He further said the DMK is spreading wrong information to attract votes. The former MLA had also submitted two video clips as evidence before the SEC.

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