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CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 predetermination for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India connected Wednesday replaced the state's main secretary, N Muruganandam, with elder bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (armed police, vigilance and anti-corruption) S Davidson Devasirvatham with Sandeep Mittal, a 1995-batch IPS officer, a determination that drew an aggravated absorption from CM M K Stalin.The determination follows aggregate complaints from the opposition, alleging that the state's administrative machinery has been operating successful favour of the DMK govt.In a ceremonial connection to the main secretary, EC caput Lata Tripathi directed that M Sai Kumar, a 1990-batch IAS officer, beryllium instantly posted arsenic the state's apical bureaucrat. EC further mandated that the outgoing officers should not beryllium assigned immoderate election-related posts until the polling process is complete.Emphasising the urgency of the directive, the committee ordered the changes to beryllium implemented with contiguous effect, requiring a compliance and joining study by 6pm connected Wednesday.The EC directive made it wide that the transfers are portion of the canvass preparedness.Meanwhile, CM Stalin attacked EC, accusing it of acting similar a "branch of BJP".He said DMK's triumph cannot beryllium stopped due to the fact that of specified moves. "Who are you trying to assistance by transferring the officials?'' Stalin asked during his run astatine Tiruvannamalai and Kallakurichi districts connected Wednesday, hours aft the EC order.
"Just a fewer days ago, Election Commission officials visited Chennai and stated that the instrumentality and bid concern successful TN was fantabulous and the medication was afloat cooperative. What changed successful a week?" the CM asked.He alleged that transfers ordered by the canvass panel, peculiarly successful places similar Salem, were orchestrated to payment AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K Palaniswami and the NDA coalition. Salem collector Brindha Ravi was transferred a time agone and Arun Thamburaj was posted successful her place. "Is it happening to assistance EPS?" the CM asked."Were the main caput and DGP transferred similar this during the Bihar elections? This is simply a blatant effort to stall the DMK's victory, but they volition neglect miserably," Stalin added.
