Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to withdraw its proposed move to privatise sanitation work in municipal corporations.“Sanitation work is an essential public service and should not be handed over to private companies. The govt must not facilitate the exploitation of sanitation workers through privatisation,” Veerapandian said in…
Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to transfer the investigation into the alleged sexual assault racket unearthed in Salem to the CB-CID.Veerapandian issued a statement demanding detailed investigation into the case. Veerapandian said the case had exposed a disturbing pattern of exploitation in which economically vulnerable women were…
CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian. The CPI will take a decision on continuing in the DMK-led alliance at the conclusion of the party’s executive and administrative committee meetings to be held this week, its State secretary M. Veerapandian said in Denkanikottai on Monday. On the sidelines of CPI-led protests against eviction orders issued by the…
Krishnagiri: Residents of Kelamangalam town under the Thalli constituency in Krishnagiri, staged a protest on Monday, opposing eviction notices served by the Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) and revenue departments. As many as 1,027 houses, built decades ago on a temple-owned land has been home to these families for two generations, triggering sharp reactions.The…
Chennai: Social justice minister Vanni Arasu on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to remain firm on the Thiruparankundram deepam issue and not succumb to the pressure from “religious fringe elements” seeking to politicise the controversy.State units of CPI and CPM also backed the govt’s stand that the practice of lighting the karthigai deepam lamp…
Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to focus on law and order issues on a war footing.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of CPI protest against LPG price hike, Veerapandian said no time should be wasted in ensuring that law and order is maintained. CPI had organised…
