RK Nagar by-polls in Tamil Nadu: Actor Vishal hints at conspiracy over nomination rejection

Vishal had filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the RK Nagar by-polls.

“I was not even informed about two of my supporters withdrawing their support for my candidature. It’s a written law that the candidate should be informed about this before hand,” Vishal told Times Now.

Vishal has announced that he will  appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind over the Election Commission’s flip-flops over his nomination for the RK Nagar bypoll.

In a series of tweets, the actor also alleged that democracy in the country has died as his  candidature had been rejected yet again.

"To the people, I look upto, Hon @narendramodi & Hon @rashtrapatibhvn," he said.

"My nomination was accepted & later rejected. Totally unfair. I bring this to your notice & I hope justice prevails."

"5th Dec 2016, #Amma died,5th Dec, 2017, #Democracy died...." he tweeted on Wednesday.

On Tuesday,  Vishal claimed that his nomination for the December 21  RK Nagar bypoll has been accepted by authorities.

This was soon followed by reports that his nomination has been rejected by the Election Commission.

Vishal is the second high-profile candidate to have had his nomination rejected, the first being Jayalalithaa’s niece, Deepa from the MGR Amma Deepa Peravai.

Karthikeyan, the District Election Officer of Chennai told The Hindu that the Returning Officer’s order “is a quasi-judicial order and cannot be changed.”

According to the reports, the only course available to Vishal now would be to file an election petition in the Madras High Court, which challenge the decision of the Returning Officer.

Image: Actor Vishal Twitter page