We don’t believe in exit polls, says DMK chief Stalin

Chennai, May 20

Even as the exit polls predicted a good show for his party, DMK president MK Stalin on Monday said he didn’t take the projections seriously and would wait for three days to know people’s mandate.

The Lok Sabha results will be declared on May 23.

Asked about the reported meeting of opposition parties convened by Sonia Gandhi to discuss the post-poll scenario on the counting day, Stalin shot back, “Who told you there is a meeting on May 23?”

Such reports are appearing only in the media, he said, adding that even the results would be known only late on Thursday.

“Such meetings will be useful only if held after results are known. So we are waiting,” he added.

While the exit polls of various media houses suggested that the incumbent BJP-led NDA at the Centre would retain power, most of them had said the DMK could net significant number of seats out of the 38 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Election to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat was rescinded after recovery of huge amount of cash allegedly from an associate of a DMK leader.

“As far as exit polls are concerned, even if they are favourable to the DMK, or not, we don’t take them seriously, don’t accept them,” Stalin told reporters here. PTI