EC defends integrity of EVMs in SC, asserts it can’t be manipulated
The Election Commission of India (ECI) defended the integrity of the electronic voting system, asserting that it was not prone to any external interference or manipulations.
The Election Commission is expected to decide on Wednesday the allocation of "two leaves" symbol to one of the factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK.
The ruling faction is led by now jailed General Secretary VK Sasikala while the other is headed by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.
The poll panel has three options: allot the symbol to the Sasikala or the Panneerselvam factions or, in a worse case scenario, freeze the symbol.
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The allotment of the symbol is important as election will be held on April 12 to the Tamil Nadu Assembly from the RK Nagar constituency, which was represented by the late J Jayalalithaa.
"We are confident of getting the symbol. The majority of the MLAs are on our side. The government is also ours," AIADMK spokesperson Avadi Kumar said.
AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran will be contesting in RK Nagar on behalf of the ruling party.
The Panneerselvam faction has fielded E Madhusudanan.
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