DMK leader Stalin accuses TN Chief Electoral Officer of bias

Chennai: DMK treasurer M K Stalin on Thursday accused Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer of being biased in favour of ruling AIADMK in the June 27 bypoll in R K Nagar, from where Chief Minister Jayalalithaa won by a huge margin.

 "He is a government official, an IAS officer and was vested with the responsibility of working without any party bias," he said.

 "Sandeep Saxena (Chief Electoral Officer) however worked more than AIADMK ministers and MLAs for the victory of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (in RK Nagar constituency)," he alleged.

 "He has to soon answer for all these and that time will come soon," he told reporters here.