The Election Commission on Friday accused Mallikarjun Kharge of obstructing the fair conduct of elections, dismissing the Congress chief’s claims of mismanagement and delays in releasing voter turnout data. The Commission deemed Kharge’s accusations baseless, lacking evidence, and indicative of a biased agenda aimed at sowing confusion. Highlighting a recurrent trend, the Commission noted a pattern of irresponsible statements from the Congress, both past and present.

In a major relief, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. The top court, however, rejected the request of bail until the declaration of results on June 4. AAP chief will have to surrender on June 2.

Ambasamudram, situated about 60 kilometres away from Tirunelveli, is a renowned tourist spot.