Saidai S. Duraisamy of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was sworn in as Chennai Mayor at a colourful ceremony at the Council Chamber in the 98-year-old Ripon Building on Tuesday.
Watched by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, Assembly Speaker D. Jayakumar and State Ministers, Mr Duraisamy was administered the oath of office by D. Karthikeyan, Chennai Corporation Commissioner, at 10-50 a.m.
The 59-year-old Duraisamy, who took oath in the name of God, created history by becoming the AIADMK's first Mayor in the history of 323 year-old Chennai Corporation. He became the 48th Mayor of Chennai since the institution of the office of Mayor in 1933.
The AIADMK government, after assumption of office five months ago, had restored the direct mode of election for the post which was indirect in the 2006 elections to Chennai Corporation. The strength of the Chennai Corporation Council was increased to 200 from 155 through the merger of several local bodies in and around the city.
In the polls to the Corporation Council, the party bagged 168 seats. This was for the first time that the AIADMK had bagged such a mandate in the Corporation election. Ten years ago, the party, which had tied up with the now-defunct Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) and Communist Party of India (CPI), had won 67 seats.
Saidai Duraisamy, defeated his nearest rival M. Subramanian of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Mayoral election held last week by over 5 lakh votes.
Keywords: Tamil Nadu local body polls, Chennai Corporation polls, Chennai Mayor, Saidai Duraisamy, M. Subramanian, DMK, AIADMK
My Heartiest Congratulation to you for sworn in as Chennai Mayor. I would like to you address one of the issue that I have posted in the corporation website. I have registered a complaint (Complaint Number:124BHM) for water stagnation in Rajalakshmi Nagar,8th Cross Street,Velachery more than 6 months ago. Due to the water stagnation the residents as well the people who come to the Metro Water office go through lot of hurdles in going through this street. Also there is a corporation school near by and students has to go via this street in the stagnated water. I request you to kindly look in to this and do the needful.
My Hearty congratulation for sworn in as Chennai Mayor also your the First person came as a Mayor from AIADMK. Corporation Office must set the priority basis work. In this rainy time you may pass the order to repair of Roads and removal of Drainage
My Hearty congratulation for sworn in as Chennai Mayor also your the First person came as a Mayor from AIADMK. Corporation Office must set the priority basis work. In this rainy time you may pass the order to repair of Roads and removal of Drainage balckages because it may create lots of viral deceases.
My hearty wishes dear Mayor. We expect more actions from your office. No prior actions were taken from earlier governments during this rainy seasons. Now we suffer lot in this rainy seasons, But ok there is no enough time as you come to power, but for next season you should improve and develop. Thank you.
Let me first congratulate you for the resounding win in the Mayor election. I would like to take up the following issue for your attention.Extremely shocked to see the news item about the death of a young teacher in T Nagar due to non closure of the pit dugged for for Metro water work.It is suggessted that whenever the work is incompleted some kind of caution should be displayed. I understand that she is the only bread winnner in the family.Hence request your good selves to give a reasonable monetary compensation to the family.
Kind Attention : Mr. Saidai S. Duraisamy
My heartiest congratulations on your being elected to the August post. May God bless you with good health and perspicacity of mind to carry out the onerous responsibilities of the COC.
Now is the time for you to set up a Garbage Management Research cell of the corporation of Chennai to look into all aspects of garbage generation,dissemination,storage,collection and disposal. The cell will invite suggestions from the public, apart from consulting the officials concerned in this regard. This has to be treated as of utmost priority as Garbage in all its aspects is the cause for disease and poor health of city dwellers.
The report by the research cell may be discussed in the council and suitable action initiated. The existing handling of Garbage may continue until the special team's report is implemented.
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