Not only the children were kidnapped by STF and Army for combat training by Pillaiyan Group but also were taught how to vote to 'win':
'There are many, many violations taking place,' said Kingsley Rodrigo, head of the independent People's Action for Free and Fair Elections. He said the TMVP threatened and intimidated voters.
Other monitors reported that opposition lawmakers were attacked by mobs, that children were seen casting ballots and that gangs of people were observed shuttling between polling stations to vote numerous times in the Valaichchenai region.
'At almost every station, stuffing is taking place,' said Sunanda Deshapriya, an official with the independent Center for Monitoring Election Violence. The group called for a re-vote, at least in the worst-affected areas.
There were also several incidents of violence. In Kathankudi, four people from a family of opposition supporters were badly burned when a bottle of acid was thrown into their house, said Jamaldeen Farida, one of the injured. - International Herald Tribune
Winning by whatever means,
multiple voting,
stuffing ballot papers and
threatening voters,
as winessed by independent monitors and observers. Is it waht is called democracy?
Edited By - Sintamus - 11 May 2008 16:13:59 GMT |
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