Sources from Tamilnadu stated that in a bizarre pre-poll promise an independent candidate from Tirupur Lok Sabha constituency has promised to supply 10 liters of pure liquor per month for each family for free. Accordingly AM Sheik Davood, who hails from Anthiyur is a tailor by profession. Reportedly he made the promise while announcing the contents of his manifesto. He said “He will supply 10 liters of pure brandy, which people use as medicine, imported from Pondicherry to each person in a family every month".
Meanwhile Dovood said, “Nowadays everybody drinks and the problem is with the spurious liquor that’s adversely affecting the health of the consumer. If voted to power, he will bring pure liquor from Puducherry and distribute it among the families here". Furthermore the 55 year old candidate's pre-poll promises also included provision of Rs 25,000 to every family each month, bringing drinking water to the district by digging a canal from Mettur to Tirupur, to provide wedding assistance by giving 10 sovereigns of gold and Rs 10 lakh to the newlyweds, to urge government to not implement total prohibition in Tamilnadu.
Apparently Sheikh has made 15 announcements in his election manifesto. Moreover when ruling AIADMK has fielded former minister MSM Anandan for the constituency, while the DMK has allotted the seat for its alliance party, the Communist Party of India and K Subbarayan has been named for the seat by CPI.
