EVMs being dispatched from NKT Girls Higher Secondary School to polling booths across the city ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on April 23 | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas A total of 163 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered so far over social media posts on charges of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which has been in place in view of the April 23 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu. As many as 2,180 URLs have been blocked/taken down by social media platforms. Officials have registered FIRs over instances of pamphlets, including those resembling cheques for ₹8,000, being seized. Published – April 22, 2026 03:11 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Watch: ‘Tumbbad’ director Rahi Anil Barve made a feature using AI: Why & how? | Inside Man iNSPIRE Media & Communications Earns 14 No. 1 Rankings in Agency Scope China 2025/2026