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DMK wants more police in dalit areas Express News ServiceFirst Published : 27 Mar 2010 04:34:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 27 Mar 2010 08:20:57 AM IST CHENNAI: The ruling DMK on Friday urged Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla to provide enough police personnel to 84 polling booths in Pennagaram constituency where the presence of Dalits are in large numbers so that the people of that community could exercise their franchise peacefully during the by-election scheduled for March 27. In a representation to the CEC, the DMK said the constituency is caste sensitive and there had been instances in the past that Dalit voters were prevented from exercising their franchise by a section of caste Hindus of various villages using violent methods. The letters of Thagadur VCK district secretary Tamilselvan and DMK election wing secretary TM Selvaganapathi were attached with the representation.
