Chennai: High Court of Madras on Friday, 13 May 2016 said that, “ directed election authorities to take a decision within 24 hours on a representation which sought deployment of additional forces in 51 sensitive polling booths in Mudhukulathur in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for the May 16 Assembly elections.”

Justice N Kirubakaran and Justice M V Muralidaran,who comprising the vacation bench delivered the order on a PIL by a Congress official that required deployment of additional security forces and micro spectators, alleging that ruling AIADMK was planning to seizure these booths

As per the bench said, “Taking into consideration the representation made by the petitioner, it is appropriate to direct the District Collector, who is also the Election Officer, to pass orders within 24 hours based on its merit,"

Petitioner K Anbuchezhiyan, President of the legal wing of Congress, alleged AIADMK was preparation to capture the 51 'most sensitive booths' in Mudhukulathur.

However, he had sent a demonstration to the district collector on May 3, there had been no reply so far.