The Election Commission Monday directed "stopping" the telecast of a campaign video of the ruling AIADMK for allegedly levelling "unverified allegations", apparently about the DMK.
A communication from the office of Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said it has been brought to the EC's notice that political parties were telecasting their publicity material in electronic and social media without prior approval of the State level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC).
The communication was sent to "all media, channels/Print media."
The communcation further said that as per the Model Code of Conduct, "other parties or their workers shall not be criticised based on unverfified allegations or distortions."
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