Chennai: TTV Dhinakaran became the first candidate in ongoing RK Nagar by-election to face proceedings for violating the election model code of conduct as Tondiarpet police registered a case against him and his supporters on Saturday.
Election department officials filed complaints in Tondiarpet police station against the dissident AIADMK faction leader Dhinakaran and former MLAs Vetrivel, V P Kalairajan and others on Saturday.
The complaints alleged that Dhinakaran and his supporters had violated election model code of conduct by using more vehicles than permitted and gathering more supporters inside the office of returning officer. Responding to the complaints, Tondiarpet police registered a case under sections 141, 171 (C) of Indian penal code and section 123 of representation of people act.
On Friday, when Dhinakaran visited the office of the returning officer to file his nomination for the by-election, it was alleged that he used more cars in the 100-meter marking area. His supporters Vetrivel and Kalairajan allegedly gathered more number of supporters inside the premises and used the AIADMK flag, which has been denied to the faction by an Election Commission of India (ECI) ruling.
In the meantime, minister D. Jayakumar also alleged on Friday that Dhinakaran and his supporters violated the rules and requested Election Commission to take actions against them.
