Row over Minister8217;s illegal8217; vote

Ponnusamy had won from Chidambaram Reserve as a candidate of the Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK.

Yesterday, the TMC too had demanded the resignation of Ponnusamy from the cabinet. TMC Political Affairs Committee PAC members S G Vinayagamurthy and Sudarshanam MLA had urged the Election Commission to hold an enquiry into how Ponnusamy was allowed to vote in Chidambaram constituency.

I am not at fault, says Ponnusamy

He told PTI that he had produced a certificate from the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ponnery, a northern suburb of Chennai, that he was a voter in Villivakkam assembly segment in the city and had asked the presiding officer at the Virudachalam booth whether he could vote. After taking the certificate from him, the officer had allowed him to vote, Poonusamy said adding that he was not at fault. Ponnusamy said he had also consulted legal experts, who opined that he had not committed any mistake.