Following the huge controversy in the RK Nagar bypoll nomination filing, during which actor Vishal's application was rejected, the Election Commission ordered a change of Returning Officer for the constituency today, December 10, according to reports.
K Velusamy, who was the Returning Officer, has been replaced by Praveen P Nair. Notably, DMK too had complaints about the officer.
Following the major commotion that took place at the annual general body meeting of the Tamil Film Producers Council yesterday, actor Vishal came out and interacted with the press and addressed all the concerns raised against him. His speech follows:
"We have completed the annual general body meeting of the Tamil Film Producer Council. I don't know if it is their grudge against me, but some people were a hindrance to the good things that should have happened. They unnecessarily grabbed the mike, cut off its wire and came to beat us up. Everbody has the right to register their opinions, but there is a way to do it. I thank the police for backing us up. Since everything happened in front of the judge, we have enough evidence to show what took place. Although, we could have avoided this. But I can still assure you that going forward; good things will come by for the producers."
When asked about the accusation placed against Vishal by TR and others, about the Rs 7 crore scam, this is what he had to say. "After scamming for Rs 7 crore, we cannot be courageous enough to hold a general body meeting like this. Every single time, they are only telling in front of the press that corruption has taken place, but they are not coming forward with proof and raising their queries with us. If they bring some evidence, we will definitely answer."