decided to cancel the by-election +I-T sleuths launched extensive searches and raids +Wrong decision, even EC does not want me to win. They can delay but cant deny: TTV Dinakaran(Sasikala faction) on R... https://t.co/IVEnwFFhzD — ANI (@ANI_news) 1491791678000Appreciate EC's decision. Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Rajesh Lakhoni had been summoned to submit a report and so was the new-appointed special electoral officer Vikram Batea. The EC's sudden decision came two days afteron the residence and several premises of Vijayabaskar across Tamil Nadu. "If not their express consent, their tacit approval to resort to such undesirable activities on the part of their candidates and electoral managers cannot be wished away.

Source: Times of India April 10, 2017 01:53 UTC