
AIADMK candidate S. Sethupathy occupied Aruppukottai Taluk office on April 13, 2026, demanding removal of Assistant Returning Officer S. Senthilvel. Sethupathy accused the ARO of favoring DMK candidate K.K.S.S.R. Ramchandran. The AIADMK complained it received postal vote lists for disabled persons and seniors above eighty-five years later than the DMK candidate.