Even as polling to the Nanguneri and Vikravandi Assembly seats draws near, villagers who have boycotted the elections in Tirunelveli ‘caught’ cadres of the DMK and Congress with money that they were reportedly set to distribute to voters.
According to a report in The Times of India, villagers from Moolakaraipatti in Nanguneri reportedly surrounded a house and seized Rs 2.78 lakh in unaccounted cash from DMK and Congress cadre, as well as from DMK Periyakulam MLA KS Saravana Kumar. A flying squad team rushed to the spot and conducted inquiries. The cash was allegedly in Rs 2000 currency notes. The incident took place around 4 pm on Thursday.
The MLA and cadre have reportedly claimed that the cash was for their personal use. They have also alleged that the villagers attacked them, taking their money and mobile phones.