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Battle for Jaya's seat: EC gives electric pole to OPS, auto for Sasikala
March 23, 2017
The Election Commission gives the 'Auto Rickshaw' symbol to VK Sasikala's faction and 'electricity pole' symbol to the O Panneerselvam camp. The OPS camp will be called AIADMK Puratchi Thalavi Amma, while the . Sasikala faction will be called AIADMK (Amma).
The Election Commission on Wednesday decided to freeze the AIADMK's "two
leaves" election symbol, after representatives from both VK Sasikala
and O Panneerselvam camps made their claim for it.
The two factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK have been asked to submit
new symbols and names after the Election Commission said neither can
use the party's name or "two leaves" symbol in a key by-election for J
Jayalalithaa's constituency.
The EC had given both factions time till 10am on Thursday to choose new symbols to contest the crucial R K Nagar bypoll.
It further remarked that it needs more time to read the voluminous documents submitted by both factions.
Last
week, the Panneerselvam camp had submitted a petition to the EC
requesting allotment of the "two leaves' party symbol to it. A
delegation from the Sasikala camp led by party leader and Lok Sabha
deputy speaker M Thambidurai had also submitted a memorandum to the poll
panel requesting "not to entertain" any claim to the AIADMK symbol from
the OPS faction.
The factions, led by VK Sasikala and rebel O
Panneerselvam, are both fighting for the RK Nagar seat that fell vacant
after the death of Jayalalithaa in December. The by-polls will be held
on April 12.
Meanwhile, superstar Rajinikanth has said he
supports none of the candidates in the upcoming bypolls even as he met
Tamil composer and BJP candidate Gangai Amaran yesterday and wished him
success in the by-election.
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