The Election Commission of India on Sunday removed actress Neetu Chandra as the icon of the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) in Bihar for expressing views in favour of political parties during the recently-concluded assembly polls. Chandra was named the icon to increase voter awareness ahead of the assembly polls. After the election results were declared, Neetu Chandra praised PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Nitish Kumar during a live TV debate.

"Complaints were received that during the electoral process, you expressed your views in favour of some political parties, which is against the undertaking given by you at the time of appointing you as Bihar SVEEP icon," Additional Chief Electoral Officer Prashanth Kumar said in a letter to the actres

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