After the leading parties of Tamilnadu, AIADMK and DMK promised to distribute freebies for the voters, Shahjahan, an individual contesting from Salem South, has announced Nano cars, cell phones, free cable TV connections, electricity generators and pocket money of Rs. 200 for students, if he was elected in the Assembly elections.
Shahjahan even had an answer when asked from where he would get the money to fulfill the promises. The contestant said that if the money from the 2G spectrum scam was confiscated, a lot more can be done. You can click here to see the election results.
Shahjahan is a lawyer by profession and when he was told that such offers are an offence under the Representation of the People’s Act, he said that if other parties can do it why can’t he.
Another candidate, Kannaiyan, contesting from Musiri has promised his voters gold coins, three cents of land and free cable TV connections.
Earlier the AIADMK party too had offered freebies like mixer grinders, laptops and free rice for the poor people.
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