Former Union Minister Subramanian Swamy has urged the Election Commission to initiate action against DMK after some of its leaders called for genocide of Brahmins in Tamilnadu.
He demanded that the registration of the DMK must be cancelled for such atrocious statements by its leaders. He also urged the Election Commission to cancel DMK’s election symbol and requested the poll panel to allow him to argue his case before it.
He said that being a registered as a political party, such statements by DMK were against the Representation of Peoples Act.
In his letter Swamy stated, ‘I write this letter to request you to apprise the Chairman and members of Election Commission that a secretary of DMK Party, which is registered and recognised party by the Election Commission has violated the principles laid down by the commission based on the Representation of Peoples Act. The said secretary has declared that Brahmins in Tamilnadu should be subject to genocide as was recommended earlier by the founder of the ‘Dravidian’ movement led by EV Ramaswami Nayakar (known as Periyar to the DMK).’
On this matter once the EC takes notice and holds prima facie that this threat of genocide of Brahmins is a violation of the RPAand other consequent circulars issued from time to time by the Election Commission, I would be happy to adduce legal evidence and arguments, submit necessary documents to prove the case for cancelling the registration of the DMK and withdrawing the election symbol, the Rising Sun, allotted to the DMK, Swamy said in his letter.