Officials enforce MCC in TN

The authorities in Tamil Nadu today ordered withdrawal of cars provided to Union Ministers during their visit to the state in the wake of EC enforcing Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the April 24 Lok Sabha election.
Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan who arrived here from Mumbai, himself told the authorities that he would not use the official car as the MCC has already came into force, official sources said.
Another Union Minister D Purandeswari also declined to utilise the state vehicle upon her arrival here.
Sources said, a team of officials from IT department would keep a round the clock vigil at domestic and international terminals to track illegal transport of money.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Praveen Kumar told reporters here that the ECI was holding talks with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for putting in place a system, in which the voter can send his Electronic Photo ID Card (EPIC) and receive a message on which polling station has his name on the electoral rolls.
"Earlier, we had the arrangement for Chennai city alone. Now, we want to expand it across the state. We are waiting for a catchy number," he said.
To another query, he said that the Tamil Nadu government has earmarked Rs 155 crore from the state budget for conducting the LS polls.