Coimbatore: The city police have registered a first information report (FIR) against municipal administration minister and the AIADMK candidate from Thondamuthur constituency S P Velumani for violating the model code of conduct.
On Tuesday, he had visited a polling station at the government higher secondary school at Kuniyamuthur in a car that sported the party flag and wearing a shawl with the colours of the party flag.
Based on a complaint lodged by Raja Mohammed, zonal officer of Thondamuthur constituency, the Kuniyamuthur police booked a case against Velumani under sections 130 (2) of the Representation of the People Act (canvassing of votes in or near the polling stations).
Velumani booked for code violation
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Minister S P Velumani violates model code of conduct, booked
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