Chennai, March 18 -- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Rajya Sabha MP IS Inbadurai submitted a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) at the Secretariat in Chennai, alleging that a large number of mobile phones stocked at the Salem District Collectorate could be linked to violations of the Model Code of Conduct.

Speaking to reporters, Inbadurai claimed that around 2,604 mobile phones had been kept at the District Programme Office in Salem.

He said the devices were allegedly intended for distribution to anganwadi workers, nutrition scheme staff, and supervisors under the rural employment scheme.

He stated that after members of the AIADMK legal wing visited the office, the room containing the phones was locked. Ex...