Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | EC notice to A. Raja for comments on Tamil Nadu CM
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The DMK chief has been given time until 6 p.m. immediately to reply on the matter
The Election Commission on Tuesday despatched a notice to DMK chief A. Raja for making “derogatory” and “obscene” comments about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami whereas campaigning for the State Assembly elections, asking him to reply by 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
In its notice to Mr. Raja, who’s a star campaigner for the occasion, the EC stated it had obtained a criticism from the AIADMK through the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer about comments he made on March 26 in Thousand Lights constituency. The EC cited two speeches of Mr. Raja, the primary one at Keelapur at 7 p.m. the place he stated: “Stalin is a child of good relationship and good birth while Edapadi Palaniswamy is a child of bad relationship and a premature born child”.
The EC additionally cited one other speech by Mr. Raja at Meensurupatti at 8.30 p.m. that day the place he stated: “You crawled and held Sasikala’s feet to cometo this position”, “…But EPS who considers is he having knowledge and dignity, just for the sake of CM post crawled and held Sasikala’s feet who is almost equal in age or to say who is 6 months younger. You crawled prayed on her feet, isnt it how you came….” and “Whereas, born in an illegal manner, in a premature birth is EPS”.
The EC stated it was of the view that Mr. Raja’s speech was not solely derogatory, but additionally obscene and lowered the “dignity of motherhood”, “which seems to be a serious violation of the Model Code of Conduct”.
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