The AIADMK has approached the Election Commission on Monday, 5 April, requesting that Assembly polls be rescinded in five constituencies where the DMK has allegedly distributed cash to voters. Speaking to the media, Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said that the constituencies listed were – Kolathur, Chepauk, Katpadi, Tiruvannamalai, and Trichy (West).
Speaking to the media outside of the Election Commission's office, Jayakumar alleged, "The DMK is an expert at murdering democracy. DMK trusts money more than democracy. Till the Thirumanagalam formula came there was no culture of paying money for votes in Tamil Nadu. But for the first time, they murdered democracy, gave money and bought votes in Thirumangalam. They are using the same formula in every election. Despite them spending money, AIADMK has won under MGR, Amma and EPS in the past."
Jayakumar further went on to allege that the DMK was using 'scientific methods' to disburse money. ”In these five constituencies - DMK uses scientific methods of constituencies. They are using Google Pay, after getting numbers of voters,” he alleged.
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