Nod to Modi rally denied on basis of Gujarat police input: EC

He also said the Election Commission was “mentally and physically prepared to accept fault”.

On words like “timid” used against the EC, Brahma said these were “subjective” in nature.

He also rejected suggestions that there were differences amongst the three Commissioners. The CEC is V S Sampath and besides Brahma, Nasim Zaidi is another Commissioner.

“How can we be divided? We are too small a group to be divided. We are old fellows, retired chaps,” Brahma quipped.

 To a question on the issue of appointment of the new Army Chief which has been referred to the EC by the Defence Ministry, Brahma said “it will happen. I am only one-third (in the full EC). There are two others.”