<p>Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar also warned of "severe action" against officials found violating the code.<br /><br />"District Collectors and the Heads of Departments have been asked to stop forthwith distribution of free colour TVs till the elections process is over", Kumar said in a statement here, a day after the EC announced the poll schedule.<br /><br />He said officials would face severe disciplinary action if they were found to have aided the TV distribution.<br /><br />The distribution of free colour TV sets was one of the freebies offered by the DMK in its election manifesto for the 2006 Assembly polls.</p>
<p>Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar also warned of "severe action" against officials found violating the code.<br /><br />"District Collectors and the Heads of Departments have been asked to stop forthwith distribution of free colour TVs till the elections process is over", Kumar said in a statement here, a day after the EC announced the poll schedule.<br /><br />He said officials would face severe disciplinary action if they were found to have aided the TV distribution.<br /><br />The distribution of free colour TV sets was one of the freebies offered by the DMK in its election manifesto for the 2006 Assembly polls.</p>