India News | Clash for Post of Panchayat President

Coimbatore, Mar 4 (PTI) A clash broke out between the cadres of two Dravidian parties - the DMK and the AIADMK workers - for the post of the president of a panchayat on Friday with the tearing up of ballot papers, police said here on Friday.

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In the 15-member Annur town panchayat, DMK won seven seats, CPI-M two, Congress and BJP one each and Independents four.

In the wake of the clash, election official Eswaran announced cancellation of the polls for the president post and lodged a complaint with the police.

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Based on the complaint, police and election officials rushed to the spot and announced deferment of the election by citing a law and order problem.

In the meantime, there was a ruckus between workers of DMK and its ally CPI-M at Periyanickenpalayam over the allotment of post, the police said.

A huge posse of police was deployed there to prevent a clash.

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