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EC seeks report on Modi's charge on wrist watches with Chidambaram pic

Chennai: Election Commission has sought a report from district officials over BJP leader Narendra Modi's allegation that wrist watches with pictures of Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram were being distributed to voters in Tamil Nadu

PTI Published : Apr 19, 2014 14:30 IST, Updated : Apr 19, 2014 14:33 IST
With the campaign in the state set to end on April 22, the deadline also applied to online campaign which included those through SMS and social platforms, he said adding permission has been obtained for Rs 8.23 crore worth such campaign material.

Further, 24 hour recording of 13 TV channels was also on.

To a question, he said a total of over 1.94 lakh instances of violation of Model Code of Conduct has come to the EC's notice and 2,727 cases have been filed.

A total of Rs 39 crore in cash and material have been seized in the state so far, he said.
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