EC debars A Raja from marketing campaign for 48 hrs over ‘derogatory’ remarks
Days after DMK chief A Raja issued an apology following an issue over his derogatory remarks in opposition to Chief Minister Edappadi Ok Palaniswami, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday reprimanded him for violation of the mannequin code of conduct, debarred him from the ballot marketing campaign for 48 hours, and eliminated his identify from the listing of star campaigners.
Raja moved the Madras High Court in opposition to the EC order however his plea was dismissed.
“The commission also advises you to be watchful and not to make intemperate, indecent, derogatory, obscene remarks and lower the dignity of women in future during the election campaign,” stated an EC order, dated April 1, addressing Raja.
The High Court dismissed Raja’s plea for pressing listening to of a writ petition difficult the EC order. A point out to this impact was made by Raja’s senior counsel V Shanmugasundaram earlier than the primary bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy. He pleaded the request may be heard instantly contemplating the provision of a brief interval of simply three days for canvassing. A categorical “no” was the reply of the CJ.
Raja made the remarks throughout a ballot marketing campaign at Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency of M Ok Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin.
