Madras High Court Declares Election Of AIADMK MP P Ravindranath Null And Void

The Madras High Court has declared the election of P. Ravindranath, son of former Tamil Nadu CM O Paneerselvan and the sole Member of Parliament from the AIADMK party null and void. "For all the reasons stated above, this Court holds that the affidavit filed under Rule 4 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, has not been validly made, Further this Court holds that the Returned Candidate has suppressed his assets equivalent to the value of 15,000 equity shares in M/s.Vani Fabrics Private Limited allegedly transferred by the Returned Candidate in favour of his brother and other assets and sources of income as admitted by him. Further, the 3rd respondent has given a false information in the Election Affidavit filed under Rule 4 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961," the court observed. After declaring the election as null and void, Senior Counsel AK Sriram, appearing for RAvindranath, urged the court to keep the order in abeyance till an appeal is preferred.