Dish antennas at a counting centre in Thanjavur removed

Five dish antennas fitted on buildings at the Kunthavai Naacchiyar Government Arts College for Women in Thanjavur, one among the three counting centres in Thanjavur district were removed on Monday aft

Five dish antennas fitted on buildings at the Kunthavai Naacchiyar Government Arts College for Women in Thanjavur, one among the three counting centres in Thanjavur district were removed on Monday after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidates objected to their presence. While the Electronic Voting Machines used for polling in Thanjavur, Thiruvaiyaru and Orathanadu Assembly constituencies have been kept in three separate strong rooms at the Thanjavur college premises, the EVMs of Kumbakonam, Thiruvidaimaruthur and Papanasam Assembly Segments were stored at the Government Arts College, Kumbakonam and of the Pattukottai and Peravurani Segments at the Government Boys Model Higher Secondary School premises at Pattukottai. Paramilitary and police personnel have been posted round-the-clock in a three-tire security to prevent access to the strongrooms where the control units have been kept and sealed in the presence of the agents of the contesting candidates after the conclusion of the poll on April 6, official sources said.