Despite losing its well-publicised ‘sugarcane farmer’ symbol, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) said it was determined to retain the “hard-earned vote bank of 6.58%”, which it secured in the last Assembly election, even if it meant contesting on a new symbol.
NTK earlier unsuccessfully approached the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to Election Commission Of India (EC) to restore the symbol and has decided to approach the Supreme Court, hoping for relief.
NTK chief co-ordinator Seeman had criticised the EC’s decision to allot the symbol to another party even before the elections were announced. Many in the party view the decision as an attempt to lure the NTK voters “,who are staunchly anti-DMK and the larger Dravidian eco-system centred around Periyar and former Chief Minister Annadurai, towards the BJP”, which hopes to become the third largest party in the State.
