Chennai, Dec 21 : The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party floated by actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan on Tuesday said the linking of Aadhaar card with the voter identity card should be the first step towards removing bogus voter cards.
In a statement issued here, the party said it had suggested several measures to the Election Commission earlier on the removal of bogus voter identity cards like verifying Aadhaar card or mobile number of the voters.
The MNM said it had found during the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls that a person was having several voter identity cards and had voted in various polling booths.The party said though it also shares the doubts raised by opposition parties on linking Aadhaar card with the voter identity cards, it is the first step towards removing the bogus voter identity cards.
The party also urged that those who are interested in democracy should strive to remove the bogus votes from the voters list.vj/skp/
MNM: Linking Aadhaar and voter IDs is the first step in removing bogus voters.
MNM claimed that it found out during Tamil Nadu Assembly elections that someone had multiple voter identification cards, and had voted at different polling stations. According to the party, even though they share the concerns of opposition parties about linking Aadhaar card and voter ID cards, this is the first step in removing these fake voter identification cards.
The party also suggested that anyone who is interested in democracy work to eliminate bogus voters from the voter list.
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