DMK tweaks campaign after high court injunction on OTP
Madras high court
issued an interim injunction restraining DMK from sending one time password (OTP) verification messages during its 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign, the party made a change in its enrolment procedure eliminating the usage of OTP for verification.
DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi issued a statement on Tuesday asking DMK cadres to use the updated 'Makkaludan Stalin' mobile app for the membership drive, as the changes have been incorporated in the app.
According to the changes, while an OTP will not be requested, the mobile number of a person is mandatory for enrolment. Also, one mobile number is enough for a family even if multiple members from the household get enrolled.
If the family members agree, all their mobile numbers can be obtained, Bharathi said.
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The 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign, with the objective to enroll at least 30% of voters in the party, was launched by chief minister M K Stalin on July 1. Following this, DMK functionaries and cadres have been undertaking door-to-door campaigns to reach their target. However, a petition was filed in Madurai bench of Madras high court against the membership drive and the court gave limited interim injunction restraining use of OTPs.
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Meanwhile, senior counsel and DMK MP P Wilson, appearing for the party, made a mention before the court on Tuesday that the party was not collecting Aadhaar details of the public for the enrolment drive and that the petitioner had made false allegations that the party was collecting Aadhaar details. He sought to take up the case under the head 'for being mentioned' on Wednesday. However, a division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete said that the court would take up the matter once an application is filed in this regard.
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