DMK raises concern over symbol unit in VVPATS

A day after DMK filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court against the placement of VVPAT in between the balloting unit and the control unit in third generation EVMS, DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi and DMK MP NR Elango told reporters that the Election Commission of India has to clarify the doubts of the political parties.

DMK has raised suspicion about the symbol loading unit (SLU) installed in the VVPAT units.

"Till now, the input signal from the ballot unit was saved in the control unit. Now, the ECI has decided to place VVPAT in between the balloting unit and control unit, and a new unit called symbol loading unit is installed to feed symbols to the VVPAT printer. It is the root cause that paves the way for other possibilities," Elango said.