TVK cannot claim to be a “pure force” after distributing money to voters, says CPI(M) leader
CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugham has accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of distributing money to voters during Tamil Nadu bypolls. He argued that these actions contradict the party's claims of being a 'pure force' in politics.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing concerns regarding electoral integrity and the influence of money power in Indian regional politics.
Accusing the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam of distributing money to voters in Tamil Nadu byelections, CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugham on Friday said after indulging in such acts of voter inducements, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay cannot claim that his party, the TVK, was a “pure force.”
Interacting with reporters in Puducherry after campaigning for CPI candidate A. M. Saleem in Thattanchavady constituency for the bypoll in Puducherry, he said the clean image projected by the TVK in Tamil Nadu was getting “destroyed” due to large scale distribution of money in Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies where campaigning for bypolls was in progress.
The TVK, DMK and AIADMK are distributing cash to the voters, he claimed.
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