The Palaniswami-Panneerselvam faction had at the same time been granted the ''electric pole'' symbol. The EC in March 2017 had given the ''hat'' symbol to the Sasikala-Dhinakaran group after it froze the use of the ''two leaves'' symbol to which the group led by Palaniswami and Panneerselvam had also staked claim. The symbol issue has been lingering since April 2017 and the verdict came as a shot in the arm for the Palanisami-led AIADMK ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Mr Dhinakaran had floated Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) after he and Sasikala were expelled from the Palaniswami-led AIADMK. The EC, thereafter, had agreed not to allot the ''pressure cooker'' symbol to anyone for next 15 days in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It had upheld the EC decision of November 23, 2017, saying none of the grounds of challenge raised by the Dhinakaran-Sasikala faction were made out and there was "no infirmity" in the poll panel's order allotting the party name and symbol to the group led by Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam.Īfter the high court order was pronounced, Mr Dhinakaran and Sasikala had urged the court to direct the EC not to allot the ''pressure cooker'' symbol to anyone during the next 15 days so that they have time to move the apex court and seek an appropriate relief from there. On February 28, the high court had dismissed the pleas of Mr Dhinakaran and Sasikala challenging the EC order granting the ''AIADMK'' name and the ''two leaves'' symbol to the faction led by the Tamil Nadu chief minister, saying the figures showed the Palaniswami-led group "enjoyed a clear majority". The court had issued notice to the Election Commission on the limited plea of Mr Dhinakaran that they be allowed to use ''pressure cooker'' as a common symbol.Īt the outset, Mr Dhinakaran faction had claimed that EC is not giving them a common symbol despite a direction from the apex court to allot "pressure cooker'' as a common symbol to the party. On March 15, the apex court had agreed to hear a plea of Mr Dhinakaran and Sasikala challenging a Delhi High Court order granting the ''two leaves'' symbol to a faction led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami. We will hear the case tomorrow," the bench said. You file the affidavit in the course of the day. Shall we invite the election commission to file a reply. "We have issued notice, Why did you not file a detailed reply to their plea. The bench, which was visibly unsatisfied with the reply of poll panel official perused the March 15 order and said that court has issued notice to the EC. The official replied that court had not asked the poll panel to file its reply. You cannot just read from a piece of paper and say it cannot be given. He said the election process has already started and it would be difficult to allot a common symbol. The official said that as per the rules a common symbol cannot be given to the AMMK party which was not a registered political party. The bench then asked the EC official to apprise it as to why a common symbol was not given to the AMMK party. He said that candidates of rival parties will win by default if a common symbol of ''pressure cooker'' is not given to them. Mr Sibal replied that the last date of filing of nomination is Tuesday itself and if the party is not allotted the symbol its candidates will have to contest on different symbols.
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