Explain use of Two Leaves on social media, Election Commission tells Sasikala group

It gave Sasikala’s AIADMK (Amma) faction time till11 am on Thursday to explain as to why its order on freezing of the name AIADMK and its election symbol has been violated. The poll panel said it has found that the AIADMK (Amma) faction of Sasikala is still using the original election symbol of the AIADMK which amounted to publication of ‘false information’ and is an election offence under section 171G of the IPC. 

“Now...the Commission directs that the said depiction of the symbol ‘Two Leaves’ in print, electronic or digital media such as your website/Facebook/Twitter or any social media or in any other manner be stopped forthwith.” 

Rival AIADMK factions were allotted new symbols and names after the poll panel barred them from using the undivided party’s election symbol for the Chennai’s RK Nagar Assembly by-poll on April 9. While the Sasikala camp is contesting on the ‘Hat’ symbol as AIADMK (Amma), the O Panneerselvam  camp is using the ‘Electric Pole’ symbol and has gone to the hustings as AIADMK (Puratchithalaivi Amma).