On the day of scrutiny of nomination for the April 19 Lok Sabha poll on Thursday, anxious moments prevailed for a few candidates, including BJP State president K. Annamalai and AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran, as issues cropped up over their poll papers. Eventually, their papers were accepted by election officials.
In Coimbatore, candidates from other political parties objected to the nomination filed by Mr. Annamalai, contending that one of the affidavits was on a judicial stamp paper, while it should have been on a non-judicial stamp paper. However, since another set of his nomination was in non-judicial stamp paper, his candidature was accepted by District Election Officer Kranti Kumar Pati.
Terming it a violation of the Election Commission norms, AIADMK candidate Singai G. Ramachandran told mediapersons that he would move the court. Mr. Ramachandran claimed that the DEO had uploaded the new affidavit after he had come to submit the complaint.
