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Election flying squad officials seized 85 packets of popcorn from a theatre canteen that were labelled with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay’s photograph connected Monday (March 23, 2026). Likewise, a lawsuit was registered against DMK functionaries for distributing sports equipment.
Acting connected a tip-off that popcorn packets stickered with Mr. Vijay’s photograph were being sold astatine a theatre successful Alagapuram, which falls nether the Salem West Assembly constituency, the predetermination flying squad officials inspected the theatre and recovered 85 specified packets. The officials seized them, handed them implicit to the territory treasury, and are investigating the substance further.
In a abstracted incident, Attur MLA Jeyasankaran lodged a ailment with the officials alleging that DMK functionaries distributed sports instrumentality astatine a relation held astatine Selliyampalayam successful Narasingapuram municipality connected Sunday (March 23) night, connected behalf of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Based connected the complaint, gross officials conducted an enquiry and filed a ailment with Attur Town Police. The constabulary registered a lawsuit against DMK functionaries R. Palani and M. Palanivel for the alleged organisation of sports equipment.
Investigations revealed that Yuvaraj, an inspector attached to the municipality readying section successful Narasingapuram municipality, had handed implicit the sports instrumentality to DMK functionaries earlier the elections, and that they distributed it later. Based connected the findings, Narasingapuram Municipality Commissioner Pavithra issued a suspension bid against Yuvaraj.
