Erode (East) bypoll | ‘Good news’ about candidate to be announced on February 1: Sengottaiyan
The Hindu
Mr. Sengottaiyan said the AIADMK was not worried over the allegations that the DMK planned to distribute cash to voters; he said the AIAMK’s victory was assured
Former AIADMK Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said on Tuesday that there was no confusion over the selection of the party’s candidate for the by-election to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, and said the “good news“ would be announced on Wednesday, February 1.
“We will open the election office tomorrow (Wednesday, February 1) and the good news will be announced,” he said.
Mr. Sengottaiyan, who is the head of the party’s byelection team, said the AIADMK was not worried about the allegations that the DMK planned to distribute cash to voters. “Let them give however much they want, but the AIADMK’s victory is confirmed,” he added. He said people needed a change and the election had come at the right time for bringing about the change.
The former Minister said many voters had migrated to other constituencies, while the names of 5,000 electors, who were dead, had figured in the voter list.
He said there was no confusion over the list, “but we need clarifications”. “We are collecting the details of such names and a letter would be sent to the Election Commission in a few days,” he added.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.