With the election campaign in 18 assembly constituencies and Nellore parliamentary constituency coming to an end by Sunday evening, the Election Commission has ordered that all the statues of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy located about 200 km from polling stations be covered with cloth.
This move has been apparently taken to ensure that voters would not get influenced by YSR image while exercising their franchise. Particularly in Kadapa district, there are large number of YSR statues and EC authorities felt there is every possibility that the voters get influenced by his image and vote for YSR Congress party in the by-elections.
One does not know whether the same rule has been applied for the statues of former CM N T Rama Rao, but it looks silly to assume that the voters are influenced by YSR statues. They have made up their mind firmly as to whom they should vote for. If they want to vote for YSR Congress party, the veiling of YSR statues would not make any difference; similarly, if they want to vote for the TDP, they would not get influenced by YSR statue. After all, one cannot cover or erase the image the voters have in their hearts!
