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TOI 28.03.2019

AMMK has to wait until March 29 for new symbol

TV Dhinakaran’s AMMK will have to wait until March 29 for a new symbol for its candidates. The Election Commission has asked all returning officers in Tamil Nadu to wait till further orders before allocating a symbol for the party. All the candidates from the party will contest as independents, said chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo. “We have received an order from the EC asking all returning officers not to give any symbol to AMMK candidates until further orders,” said Sahoo. Only after March 29, the last date for withdrawal of nominations, will new symbols for candidates be known. “We have 193 symbols in the basket,” he said.

Actor plays the role of sweeper

Popular Tamil movie actor Mansoor Ali Khan, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election form Dindigul as a Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate, donned the role of a sweeper while wooing voters in Dindigul. Mansoor Ali Khan, known for his villainous roles, has been campaigning in various parts of Dindigul. On Tuesday he approached sanitary workers, who were cleaning the road, and donned their role for some time. He cleaned an entire stretch before reaching out to the people in the area. Many, who passed by, stopped for a while and interacted with the actor. In one of the shops he cooked snacks in a hot pan and served it to customers.

April 18 to be public holiday

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday declared April 18, the day of polling for the Lok Sabha elections in 39 constituencies as well as byelections in 18 assembly constituencies, a public holiday. Chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan said the holiday was announced under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.



THE DARK HORSE: T T V Dhinakaran during a campaign rally at Royapuram in Chennai on Wednesday