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Letters to the Editor April 11, 2021 April 12, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: April 12, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: Share Article Disgrace to democracy Violent incidents took place in previous elections in West Bengal too, but the 2021 Assembly elections seem the worst (“5 killed as violence mars fourth phase of polling in West Bengal”, April 11). The Centre, particularly the Home Minister, will be blamed for the deaths as the Central forces were brought in to maintain law and order and ensure violence-free polling. The Chief Minister’s remark earlier that people should “gherao” the Central forces was shocking. That the forces shot the voters without resorting to lathi charge first, citing self-defense, is deplorable. These elections will stand as an example of how democratic principles were thrown to the winds. The Election Commission seems toothless. The Bengal elections are a disgrace to electoral democracy.

Tamil naduAnaimuthu ayyaThomas palocarenElection commissionMadras secular societyUniversity of madrasHead of the department tamil literatureWest bengalHome ministerChief ministerTamil literatureProfessor venkatachalapathyPrime ministerதமிழ் நாடுதேர்தல் தரகுபல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் மெட்ராஸ்