Apr 16, 2019 10:57 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Lok Sabha election tracker LIVE: DMK leader Kanimozhi's Tuticorin residence raided by Income Tax Dept
Live updates of the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign. Phase 2 of voting will be held on April 18.
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PM Modi using EC to threaten us: Kanimozhi
DMK leader Kanimozhi, whose residence was raided by IT Department earlier in the evening, said in a statement that she feels the raids are being conducted "because I am the candidate of the Opposition".
"The EC officials accepted that there is no cash or documents found in my house. Tamilsai (Tamil Nadu BJP chief) has parked several crores of rupees in her residence. Is the EC ready to conduct searches there? DMK will not be perturbed by these incidents. We will fight against these forces. These incidents strongly confirm that PM Modi is using EC to threaten us," Kanimozhi said.
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DMK leader Kanimozhi's Tuticorin residence raided by Income Tax Dept
Kanimozhi, daughter of late DMK supremo Karunanidhi, was raided by Income Tax officials today. She is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Tuticorin constituency.
While DMK chief Stalin has said that the raids are a "major conspiracy" against them, IT officials have claimed that the raids were a part of routine procedure.
JUST IN | DMK leader Kanimozhi's Tuticorin residence raided by Income Tax Dept
President Ram Nath Kovind accepts EC recommendation to rescind election to Vellore Lok Sabha constituency
President Ram Nath Kovind rescinds election to Vellore parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu. The Election Commission had sent a recommendation to that effect dated April 14, 2019.
The decision to recommend cancellation came after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from the DMK candidate's office a few days ago.
The district police had filed a complaint against DMK candidate Kathir Anand as well as two party functionaries on the basis of a report from the Income Tax department on April 10.
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“We appeal to the Congress that do not field your candidate from here so that BJP can be defeated,” he added.
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