Chennai, May 2 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) General Secretary of Campaign Management Aadhav Arjuna on Saturday wrote to Tamil Nadu Chief Election Officer Archana Patnaik, seeking additional police protection and the creation of a "sterile zone" around all counting centres ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 counting process.

Aadhav Arjuna visited the state Secretariat and met Chief Election Officer Archana Patnaik and Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sivagnanam to discuss arrangements related to vote counting.

In the letter, Aadhav Arjuna raised concerns over alleged incidents of violence and apprehension of further disturbances on the counting day.

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