Puducherry, April 13 -- Puducherry Maanila Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (PMMMK) founder president Prof.M Ramadass on Monday said the record all time high turnout of 91.23% in the April 9 Assembly ekections may appear historic and commendable, but in reality, it reflected a deeply compromised electoral process driven by large scale distribution of money and inducements, rendering the elections unacceptable and devoid of democratic value.
In a statement here, Prof.Ramadass said free and fair choice-the foundation of any genuine election-was absent. Instead, money, gifts, and tokens have overwhelmingly dictated voter behaviour and electoral outcomes.
It was widely estimated that nearly 91% of candidates distributed inducements, and a similar pro...