New Delhi: There was a big turning point in the politics of Tamil Nadu when the Madras High Magistrate ordered Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R. Srinivas Sethupathi temporarily barred from participating in the turnout proceedings. The magistrate gave this interim order while hearing the petition filed regarding the membership of Sethupathi, who won from Tirupattur seat by just one vote.
This visualization has come at a time when preparations are going on for the floor test in the turnout without the insemination of the new government in the state. This order of the magistrate has increased the difficulties for Vijay's party TVK at both political and legal levels.
Did a postal ballot turn the tables?
The unshortened controversy is related to a postal ballot. Former DMK minister K.R. Periakaruppan personal in the magistrate that a postal ballot from Tirupattur turnout constituency was sent to flipside district by mistake. It is so-called that the concerned returning officer supposed that ballot invalid instead of sending it to the correct constituency. Periakaruppan says that if that vote had been counted correctly, the referendum result could have changed. It is noteworthy that TVK candidate Srinivas Sethupathi defeated him by just one vote, which made this referendum one of the most talked well-nigh contests in the state.
Are questions raised on the role of the referendum commission?
During the hearing, Madras High Magistrate moreover asked many sharp questions to the Referendum Commission. The magistrate asked why the Legation did not take timely whoopee despite receiving the complaint. It was argued on behalf of the Referendum Legation that without the declaration of the results, its jurisdiction ends and now the referendum petition is the only way to get any relief. However, the magistrate did not immediately stipulate with this treatise and said that the matter is not only well-nigh technical process but is related to the rights of the voter. The magistrate moreover sought a detailed report from the commission.
Can the mathematics of the turnout be affected?
The interim order of the High Magistrate may moreover stupefy the wastefulness of power in the Assembly. TVK has reached power for the first time and every MLA is considered very important for it. In such a situation, the visualization to alimony Srinivas Sethupathi yonder from the proceedings of the House is stuff considered politically important. The special thing is that this order came at a time when preparations are going on for the trust vote in the state assembly. Political analysts believe that if the matter drags on for a long time, its impact can be seen on both the government's strategy and the opposition's aggression.
Can this matter take a worthier turn?
Legal experts believe that this matter may wilt increasingly serious in the coming days. If the magistrate finds sufficient vestige of irregularities in the postal ballot, the referendum results may moreover be questioned. On the other hand, TVK is saying that the opposition is trying to reverse the referendum defeat through the court. Now everyone's vision are on the next hearing of the High Court, considering this visualization can stupefy not only one seat but moreover the new political direction of Tamil Nadu.
