01-17-2009, 09:32 PM
<b>AIADMK to move EC</b>
NT Bureau | Sat, 17 Jan, 2009,03:00 PM
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The AIADMK may have lost in the Thirumangalam bye-election. But former Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa seems to have not lost her will to fight.
Today she threw the gauntlet at her archrivals, claiming that the DMK secured victory for itself through bogus means. She also said that her party would forward a plea to the Election Commission to conduct an inquiry into the whole election process.
Talking to reporters after she paid floral tributes to the party founder MGR on his 92nd birth anniversary, Jayalalithaa said that certain officials, with vested interests, refused to furnish the required details to her party candidate Muthuramalingam (who will file the complaint to the EC).
She also alleged that the DMK gave âbribedâ the voters with goodies like mixie, grinder, gold coins, cell phones. Pointing out that the street gossip make it that the DMK had spent around Rs.100 crore on the election, she alleged that, on an average, Rs.7000 was spent on each voter.
Encouraging the party cadres to be enthusiastic and work hard to ensure victory for AIADMK in both the State and Parliament elections to be held, she said that the State would face elections even before the ruling DMK ended its full term of office.
âProbably, both the State and Parliamentary elections would be held simulatenously,â she said. Describing the victory of DMK in the Tirumangalam constituency as artificial, Jayalalithaa wondered how the poll turnout was 30 per cent in the last one hour of the election.
Pointing out that Election Commissioner Naresh Gupta was honest, she, however, alleged that the DMK government hindered the smooth and effective functioning of the Election Commission.
On the Sri Lankan issue, Jayalalithaa said the party wanted all the Tamils in the island nations to live in peace and get equal societal status like the Sinhalese. She also accused the LTTE of using the Tamils as protective shell while fighting with the Lankan army.
On the Satyam issue, Jayalalithaa wondered why the Central government which sought an inquiry into it failed to do so on the spectrum issue. Asked about the possibility of she contesting in Parliament elections, Jayalalithaa said she wouldnât.
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NT Bureau | Sat, 17 Jan, 2009,03:00 PM
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The AIADMK may have lost in the Thirumangalam bye-election. But former Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa seems to have not lost her will to fight.
Today she threw the gauntlet at her archrivals, claiming that the DMK secured victory for itself through bogus means. She also said that her party would forward a plea to the Election Commission to conduct an inquiry into the whole election process.
Talking to reporters after she paid floral tributes to the party founder MGR on his 92nd birth anniversary, Jayalalithaa said that certain officials, with vested interests, refused to furnish the required details to her party candidate Muthuramalingam (who will file the complaint to the EC).
She also alleged that the DMK gave âbribedâ the voters with goodies like mixie, grinder, gold coins, cell phones. Pointing out that the street gossip make it that the DMK had spent around Rs.100 crore on the election, she alleged that, on an average, Rs.7000 was spent on each voter.
Encouraging the party cadres to be enthusiastic and work hard to ensure victory for AIADMK in both the State and Parliament elections to be held, she said that the State would face elections even before the ruling DMK ended its full term of office.
âProbably, both the State and Parliamentary elections would be held simulatenously,â she said. Describing the victory of DMK in the Tirumangalam constituency as artificial, Jayalalithaa wondered how the poll turnout was 30 per cent in the last one hour of the election.
Pointing out that Election Commissioner Naresh Gupta was honest, she, however, alleged that the DMK government hindered the smooth and effective functioning of the Election Commission.
On the Sri Lankan issue, Jayalalithaa said the party wanted all the Tamils in the island nations to live in peace and get equal societal status like the Sinhalese. She also accused the LTTE of using the Tamils as protective shell while fighting with the Lankan army.
On the Satyam issue, Jayalalithaa wondered why the Central government which sought an inquiry into it failed to do so on the spectrum issue. Asked about the possibility of she contesting in Parliament elections, Jayalalithaa said she wouldnât.
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=1...20&%20section=6