There has been a lot of talk on social media over a DMK functionary contesting from the 4th Ward of Eraniel in Kanyakumari district.
While some favouring the DMK noted that the party did not contest in the said ward, others have come out with proof that the said candidate indeed belongs to the DMK.
But here is the truth.
BJP candidate C. Girija has won the ward securing 147 votes. The AIADMK candidate Gopalakrishnan came second securing 74 votes.
This particular ward was alloted to the Congress which is part of the DMK alliance. The Congress candidate Reththina Bai has received 61 votes.
While it is true that the DMK did not contest officially, a man named Murugan who belongs to the DMK had contested as an independent candidate and got only 1 vote.
In the nomination filed by him, he has identified himself as a member of the DMK.
It was in this light that the BJP had taunted the DMK calling it ‘One Vote DMK’, a response to the DMK’s jibe against it.
Many including likes of alleged fact-check website ‘You-Turn’ had jumped in to save face for the DMK.
இரணியல் வார்டில் திமுக 1 ஓட்டு வாங்கியதாக தவறானத் தலைப்பை வைத்த கதிர் நியூஸ் ! https://t.co/C54SCSrALM via @youturn_in
— Iyan Karthikeyan (@Iyankarthikeyan) February 23, 2022
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