Boxes containing the EVMs seen at a powerful room in T.N. after the completion of polling for the Lok Sabha elections. Photograph used for representational functions solely
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AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). He additionally sought uninterrupted CCTV protection of robust rooms, the place EVMs are saved till counting day.
Polling for the Lok Sabha elections occurred in Tamil Nadu throughout the first section, on April 19, 2024. Counting of votes is scheduled to happen on June 4.
In a social media submit, Mr. Dhinakaran referred to media reviews concerning the arrest of a former worker of an engineering faculty in Theni district, the place EVMs have been saved. He additionally referred to the interruption in the CCTV protection of robust rooms in separate incidents in Erode district, in addition to in the Nilgiris.
The tried entry of a person into the campus guarded by Central and State police personnel and technical points main to the interruption of CCTV protection have led to “suspicions” in the minds of the folks, Mr. Dhinakaran contended. The former legislator sought acceptable steps to ensure the safety of the EVMs.