The Election Commission continued its drive against use of “money power” in the April 13 Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu with a seizure of cash Rs.77 lakh and jewels worth Rs.54.89 lakh from Maria John in Tirunelveli on Wednesday.
Income-Tax department officers and the election officials had till Tuesday seized Rs 28.39 crore in cash and Rs 5.42 crore worth of gold and other items in Tamil Nadu alone.