NTK candidate M.K. Seethalakshmi before filing her nomination in the Erode (East)Assembly bypoll on Friday
| Photo Credit: M. Govarthan

The Erode district police have registered two cases against eight Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) functionaries for campaigning in the Erode (East) Assembly constituency without obtaining requisite permissions from election officials, ahead of the byelection in the segment scheduled to be held on February 5.

The police said the cadre held up boards with advertisements, seeking votes for the party’s candidate M.K. Seethalakshmi, in the Karungalpalayam and Veerappanchatiram areas on Thursday (January 16, 2025). As permission was not obtained for their election campaign, the Karungalpalayam police registered a case against three NTK workers based on complaints, while the Erode North police booked five functionaries.