DMK calls meet on May 24 to deliberate on EC's "improper acts"

DMK has convened a meeting of its apex executive committee on Tuesday to deliberate on what it called Election Commission's "improper acts" of postponing elections for two assembly seats in Tamil Nadu as also common entrance test for admission to medical courses.
"The apex executive committee meeting will be held on May 24 at 10 am in party headquarters Anna Arivalayam to be presided by party president Kalaignar (Karunanidhi)," party general secretary K Anbazhagan said in a party release.
He said newly-elected party MLAs and members of the top committee should participate to deliberate on the "improper acts of Election Commission" and the issue of entrance examination for medical courses.

Miffed at EC's deferring the polls to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur Assembly segments in Tamil Nadu to June 13, DMK chief M Karunanidhi had yesterday alleged it was a "conspiracy" against his party and warned of launching an agitation if polling was not held as per schedule on May 23.
EC had originally postponed the elections from the scheduled May 16 to May 23 following allegations of bribing of voters. Challenging the decision to hold it on May 23, BJP and PMK had moved the High Court, seeking further postponement of polling.
"This is a deliberate conspiracy being hatched against DMK. How many seats have BJP and PMK won? Should not the opinion of DMK, which is contesting there, be sought"? Karunanidhi had said.

He alleged that EC's decision to further defer the polls on the pleas of BJP and PMK "is a planned conspiracy.