VS Achuthanandan, former Chief Minister of Kerala voted in the Assembly elections on Monday.
Highlights
- G Sudhakaran peeped into Achuthanandan's voting compartment twice
- The Alappuzha Congress panel has complained to the poll panel
- He says he did no wrong, asked why media was let inside voting centre
CPI-M leader and former minister G Sudhakaran is facing legal trouble for peeping into the voting compartment when party veteran VS Achuthanandan voted in Kerala.
Mr Sudhakaran is the CPI-M legislator from Ambalapuzha constituency. Pitted against him in the assembly elections of Monday was Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sheikh P Harris of the Congress-led UDF.
Alappuzha district Congress committee president AA Shukoor told the media in Alappuzha that a veteran of election battles like Mr Sudhakaran had violated basic election rules.
"We have registered our complaint with the Election Commission as he peeped into the compartment not once but twice when Achuthanandan and his wife voted on Monday," said Mr Shukoor.
Mr Sudhakaran said he had done no wrong, and demanded to know why the police allowed journalists into the voting centre. He said he was ready to face the legal issues.