Threatened, route blocked: Tamil Nadu woman evades angry villagers to file nomination papers for elections

A woman in a Tamil Nadu village evaded angry villagers by taking several detours to reach the election office to file nomination papers for the post of panchayat president.

A woman from Nayakaneri village in Tamil Nadu ran inside the election office, filed her nomination papers for panchayat president, then ran to the police station to seek protection from the villagers.

With the announcement of local body elections for nine districts in Tamil Nadu, state Election Commission (EC) has begun to face several issues. But this peculiar case stood out.