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In a complaint to the EC on Saturday, G Niranjan, Convener, Election Commission Coordination Committee of state Congress, said Chief Secretary S K Joshi and other officials released the report on April 5, "just five days before the elections, which is against the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)." He alleged that the report was delibarately released at this point of time just to benefit the ruling TRS. When contacted for his reaction, Joshi said "it is for the Election Commission to decide on the matter."