According to their petition, while the polling commenced at Kumaran School located near Adhi Mariamman Temple in Inam Samayapuram for the Mannachanallur Assembly segment, around 1 pm, DMK cadre Deivasikamani and Abdullah came to the booth with 6 more persons, of which two were identified as Velusamy and Marudupandi, to cast vote. When the AIADMK and its alliance party cadre stopped them as they had no votes in that particular booth, the DMK cadre picked up a quarrel with the AIADMK agents and assaulted them.