ICAI Election 2018: Candidates barred from sending Unsolicited SMSs, WhatsApp and E-mails [Read Letter]

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The institute of Chartered Accountants of India ( ICAI ) has warned the prospective candidates for election to the Council and Regional Councils, 2018 from sending unsolicited SMSs, WhatsApp and emails from prospective candidates.

The election to the Twenty-Fourth Council and Twenty-Third Regional Councils are scheduled to be held in December, 2018.

A letter issued by V. Sagar, Secretary & Returning Officer has pointed out that the ICAI have started receiving complaints from members that they are receiving unsolicited SMSs, WhatsApp and emails from prospective candidates/their representatives seeking support for their candidature at the forthcoming elections to the Council and Regional Councils to be held in December, 2018.

“We request the prospective candidates to kindly maintain restraint since frequent unsolicited communications only disturb the members (i.e. voters). It may be pertinent to add that the Council of the Institute, at its last meeting, has decided to treat such violations as “bringing disrepute to the profession/Institute” and move to the Central Government for bringing in requisite amendments in the laws/rules. Cooperation of the prospective candidates is solicited in the matter,” the letter said.

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