In Tamil Nadu, Leaders of the political parties are on last leg of their campaign trail, strongly pitching for their alliance to be voted to power. In a battle of high stakes, the DMK-led alliance and the AIADMK have carried out a relentless no holds barred campaign to capture power. Meanwhile, Election department officials are distributing voter-slips at all polling stations today. The Director General of Police Mr. Bhola Nath said, all 54,340 polling booths in the state would be protected by paramilitary forces and state police. AIR correspondent reports, the Election commission's pro-active measures to stop the use of money power, has been the talking point both in public domain and in electioneering. Defending the commission, the Madras high court said that the powers conferred on the Election Commission and its officials did not appear to be arbitrary or against the constitutional guarantees to citizens. A Division bench headed by Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal said, seizure of unaccounted cash, other movables, huge quantity of gold, silver and unlicensed arms by the EC does not violate any fundamental right. With just a day for campaigning to come to a close, campaigning is reaching a crescendo. AIR correspondent profiles the Tiruvarur constituency from where the DMK President and five time Chief Minister Mr. Karunanidhi is contesting for the first time.
News On AIR | April 10, 2011 10:47 AM
Leaders on last leg of campaign trail in Tamil Nadu