Dhruvi Modi

After his embarrassing loss from the Theni constituency in Tamil Nadu against O Raveendranath Kumar, E.V.K.S Elangovan, the lone defeated candidate from Tamil Nadu Congress, is now blaming the Election Commission and the electronic voting machines (EVMs). The candidate contesting from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance was defeated by a margin of more than 76,000 votes, making him the only candidate to lose against an NDA candidate, who is, none other than the son of the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O Panneerselvam.

Claiming that he had proof of wrongdoing, while addressing a press conference at the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) headquarters in Chennai on Sunday, he was quoted saying, “My loss is an artificially created loss. It is not a loss because the people did not vote for me, but it was due to the collusion of the Election Commission official and the ruling government here.” According to a report, he alleged that EC gave special importance to the constituency and that 100 EVMs were brought from Coimbatore to Theni, charging them with subverting in the process.  He also said that he will definitely approach the courts in the coming days.

In the report, he was again quoted asking, “Modi has special love for Panneerselvam’s son. How come he has so much love for OPS’s son that he does not have for Tamilisai Soundararajan, C P Radhakrishnan, Pon. Radhakrishnan, H Raja.”

Mr. Elangovan, while addressing the matter of Rahul Gandhi trying to resign, stated that there was no necessity for Rahul Gandhi to have offered resignation as he had worked very hard for this election, and that the Gandhi family is integral to the party and they are what holds the party together. He said, “We have to work faster and harder. In North India, the party is weak and we will work to strengthen the party,” according to a report from The Hindu.