Manifesto: AIADMK replies, DMK seeks time from EC

“The reply of AIADMK has come and DMK has requested more time for response. Matter is under Commission’s consideration,” a senior electoral official said without elaborating. 

On Saturday, the EC had issued show cause notices to Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi for violating model code, saying their parties’ election manifestos did not “substantially” fulfill its guidelines. 

The notices had said that prima facie the manifestos of the two parties “have not substantially fulfilled the guidelines of the Commission”. 

The poll panel had given them time till 5 pm on Sunday to respond “to explain your stand for non-compliance of the EC guidelines and also reflect the rationale for the promises made in your manifesto and broadly indicate the ways and means to meet the financial requirement for the same.”