The Madras High Court on Thursday observed that politics of hate is practised by parties in south India without being cordial and friendly unlike politicians of the north. The observation was made while hearing a plea by president of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, Logu Iyyappan of Puducherry related to bypoll campaign.

Bypoll is scheduled to be held on November 19 and the plea was filed challenging rejection of his petition to undertake campaign against Narayanasamy. Dismissing the plea, the high court said according to clause 5.4 of Hand Book of Candidates, permission for election campaign should be obtained only through the candidate or his agent. The court in its order said, "The petitioner cannot be independently allowed to campaign for any candidate."

Further, it said if independent campaigners were allowed to campaign, the candidates would be excluding such campaign from their poll expenditure. Holding that in such a scenario, the very purpose of clause 5.4 will be frustrated, the court said, "Therefore, permission has been rightly denied by the authority." Giving liberty to the petitioner to apply through candidate in whose favour he intends to campaign, the court said, "The politics in our states and Union Territories is not cordial and friendly and that has been exhibited in various incidents."