Missed out names in TN Election 09.

Today morning i got up by around 6.45, dressed up well and also made my parents too start along with me from our place to do our duty. As we have changed our house from Purasaiwalkam to Kodambakkam in Chennai almost 2years back, we thought we would still have our votes at Purasaiwalkam which comes under the Central Chennai constituency and so went over there as responsible citizens in spite of avoiding a valid reason of distance. The Election Card which we possess is a new card issued by the EC in the year 2006 after prior verifications. Though i had the doubt of names missing out from the rolls, my mother was very much confident that she said she had a similar situation earlier and has successfully caste her vote. So even was i then confident of having my name. But it was the other way round where i was only able to search for our names in the list but could not vote. The most funny incident today was a person who resides at Purasaiwalkam for more than 65years (whom i know in person very well) also had to return home by knowing that his name missing in the rolls. While i was standing in the que i found that the Que was not on move and found the reason that for more than an hour the voting machine was under repair. At last when we came to know about our names missing, we were forced to return home and so we did. After my return i came to know similar complaints in a large no than compared to that of the previous elections. After me initiating many as i can to vote, i felt really bad that i could not caste it that too for the first time. Its not only the general public but also few leading and famous cine stars too found their names missing like for example Mr.Kamalhassan. As a responsible citizen and a media person, i took this issue to the State EC. The response from them was a blame over the revenue department of the TN GOVT for failing in proper verifications. Of course that seemed to be a valid one but should i say that this time the process of Elections in TN was worse than before. Govt officials proving their mere laziness to even come for a proper verification which happens once in 2or 3years. The failing of voting machines at various poll stations and capture of poll booths by the ruling party with the support of the police in TN must have really irritated the general public. But i have the responsibility to say that the malpractices by the state ruling party DMK in TN was comparatively a little lesser than what they generally do during their rule :)