S. Suryamoorthi, a resident of Kallathupatty in Dindigul district, who claims to be a member of the AIADMK, has represented to the Election Commission (EC) that the symbol of ‘Two Leaves’ should not be allotted to [candidates proposed by the party general secretary] Edappadi K. Palaniswami during the Lok Sabha election during the pendency of four civil suits filed by him.
Mr. Suryamoorthi has stated that since 2017, he had sent several petitions to the Election Commission but has not receive any reply. Meanwhile, he has also moved the Madras High Court with a writ petition, seeking a direction of the Court to the EC to inquire into this matter.
On March 7, 2024 the EC sent a communication to the party general secretary, seeking comments on the petition.
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