more-inActor Vishal Krishna on Thursday made a vain last-ditch attempt, seeking a review of the decision of the Returning Officer in the R.K. Nagar Assembly constituency. Mr. Vishal arrived at the office of Returning Officer Velusamy barely a couple of hours before the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday afternoon and pleaded for a review. ‘CCTV camera is proof’Upset over the Returning Officer’s decision, Mr. Vishal said, “This is democracy at its lowest. How can a Returning Officer accuse me of threatening him when we were literally begging him?” he asked. Stating that the camera inside the Returning Officer’s office would have recorded any such incident had it happened, Mr. Vishal said, “I cannot challenge it now.

Source: The Hindu December 07, 2017 19:37 UTC