Confining voters into shelters unprecedented: O Panneerselvam

CHENNAI: The deposed leader O Panneerselvam has condemned the ruling government of malpractices in the Erode East by-poll campaign.

The former Chief Minister met the mediapersons in Chennai. While commenting on the Erode East by-poll, he said "Never in history of polls in country, ruling government has seen luring voters with gifts & cash while being confined to temporary shelters & halls like goats & cattle."

He added that the cabinet of ministers and CM being behind such acts is highly condemnable. OPS further said he is not sure if Election Commission would cancel the by-poll.

Political observers and rivals have been hitting out at the ruling DMK government for unscruplously confining voters into shelters in order to restrict other parties' campaign.

Inputs from ANI