Overview
- On February 26, C. S. Murugan posted on X referencing his police firearms training in a rejoinder to Mahua Moitra's "Quick Gun Murugan" taunt.
- TMC leaders allege he directed micro-observers via WhatsApp to delete voter names and to rule on the acceptability of birth certificates.
- Abhishek Banerjee shared purported screenshots of WhatsApp messages and invoked Supreme Court directives that limit micro-observers to an assistive role.
- Murugan told the media no directives were issued through WhatsApp and said any messages were clarifications of Election Commission guidance.
- A TMC delegation filed a complaint with West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal on February 18, and Banerjee further alleged observer logins showed Kolkata-based access indicated by IP or tower data.