Ahead of local body polls, TN election commission sect transferred: DMK condemns the move

  • Just before the TN local body elections, the Tamil Nadu government has transferred the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu State EC, prompting criticism from the Opposition. 
     
  • According to orders by TNSEC, S Palaniswami has been posted as Director of Town Panchayats & Villupuram District Collector L Subramanian is posted as the Secretary of the poll body.
     
  • Many other IAS officers of the state, including district collectors, were also transferred on Thursday.  
     
  • MK Stalin said that the move was condemnable when works for local body polls are in full swing. 
     
  • Both parties, the AIADMK as well as the DMK, have begun distribution of applications for those who wish to contest in the long-delayed polls.

     

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