The front door, a two-wheeler and window panes were damaged when the bomb exploded, they said, adding no one was injured. The candidate, Sampath Kumar and his family, who were inside the house at the time of the incident last night, have lodged a complaint with police.
Actor Vijayakant's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) is contesting 41 seats as part of the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK combine.