DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday alleged that “retrograde forces” that could not stomach the growth and strength of his party had launched a third-rate campaign against its organisational polls and a section of media “knowingly and unknowingly” had helped them by publishing “false news”.
“These forces have let loose their imagination and blown everything out of proportion. It is unbecoming of the newspapers, known for their credibility, to help them. They have quoted those who had nothing to do with the polls and published news without any basis. The newspapers should explain whether they have followed ethics in publishing such news,” he said in a statement issued on the eve of the party’s general council meeting slated for October 9.
“Those who are in charge of elections would examine the wish and prospects of the candidates and election would be held only when it is necessary. Otherwise district secretaries are elected unanimously. It was a practice evolved by our leader Kalaignar,” he added.
