R K Nagar bypoll: TTV Dinakaran supporters caught on camera bribing voters

Workers of Sasikala Natarajan faction of AIADMK were caught on camera distributing money to voters of R K Nagar constituency on wednesday. A video shows supporters of AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran handing out Rs 4,000 to each voter inside a house. Every time the man hands out Rs 4,000 he is seen urging voters to vote for 'the hat' symbol.

The video that has been shot in stealth shows three women receiving money on behalf of all the voters in the family from AIADMK Amma workers. The police who arrived at the spot later caught the party workers red-handed. The police seized a bag that the workers were carrying and found bundles of Rs 2,000 notes ready to be distributed to other voters in the constituency.

The video shows at least four Sasikala Natarajan camp workers distributing money against voter list. While one man is seen handing out money, another checks the voter list to verify how many people in the house are eligible to cast a vote.

The video comes days after former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam filed a complaint with the Election Commission that Dinakaran was bribing voters in violation of the model code of conduct. Dinakaran had rejected the allegations but the video narrates a different story. Apart from money, residents allege that the Dinakaran faction is distributing lamps, cookers, utensils etc to woo voters.

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