The District Congress Committee has accused National Democratic Alliance candidate K.Surendran of violating the election code of conduct in Pathanamthitta by using the ‘Swamiyei Saranam Ayyappa’ chant as greeting in his election campaign. In a complaint before district returning officer P.B.Noohu here on Monday, DCC president Babu George alleged that the NDA candidate’s action was a violation of the Representation of the People Act (123-3) and punishable.Mr. George alleged that the NDA candidate using the Ayyappa chant in his election campaign would only help in arousing communal passion. The DCC chief demanded action against the NDA candidate. Mr. Sudhakaran said the LDF convener’s alleged abusive, sexist comments about the UDF candidate were highly deplorable.

Source: The Hindu April 02, 2019 17:59 UTC