AMMK gets ‘pressure cooker’, but MNM loses ‘battery torch’
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Kamal Haasan makes gentle of dropping the image in T.N.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday allotted the ‘pressure cooker’ image to the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) for the forthcoming 2021 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The ‘battery torch’ image on which actor Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) candidates had contested within the final Lok Sabha polls, was allotted to a different registered get together ‘MGR Makkal Katchi’, in Tamil Nadu. The MNM, nonetheless, was given the ‘battery torch’ image in Puducherry.
Reacting to the event, Kamal Haasan stated in Dindigul, that there was no query of going again or worrying about such points. He stated if there was no ‘torch light’ (as he referred to the image), “we will have kalangarai vilakkam (light house).”
However, get together functionaries have been upset. C. K. Kumaravel, a second line get together chief, informed The Puucho, “We have worked hard to popularise the ‘battery torch’ symbol for the past two years. It is unfortunate that ECI has allotted us the same symbol in Puducherry while denying it in Tamil Nadu. We will explore legal ways to overcome this challenge.”
ECI Secretary Jaydeep Lahiri communicated the choice to Chief Electoral Officers of the State and the Union Territory.
The Naam Tamilar Katchi has been allotted the ‘gana kisan’ image in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
In a tweet, AMMK common secretary T.T.V.Dhinakaran, expressed happiness over the ECI’s resolution.
Three years in the past, Mr. Dhinakaran gained within the byelection to Dr. R.K. Nagar Assembly constituency as an impartial, utilizing the ‘pressure cooker’ image.
During the Lok Sabha election and the Assembly bypoll in April-May 2019, the Supreme Court, when approached by the Dhinakaran group, in March that yr, refused to grant the image of ‘pressure cooker’ on the bottom that the faction had no unique entry to the image. However, the courtroom directed the ECI to allot anyone frequent or free image to the group’s candidates.
The image then allotted was “gift box.” The AMMK polled 22.25 lakh votes in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies with a vote share of 5.25% and about 3.19 lakh votes with a vote share of seven.23% in 22 Assembly seats. In November final yr, the Commission accepted the registration of the AMMK.
The ECI stated the frequent symbols allotted to those events shall be out there for allotment as a free image to different candidates within the constituencies the place the events don’t discipline candidates.
(With inputs from Udhav Naig)
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