Former Union Minister G.K. Vasan, who broke away from the Congress along with his supporters, will launch his party at a public meeting in Tiruchi on November 28.
Addressing a meeting of women functionaries of his break-away faction at a function in Chennai, Mr. Vasan said the ideology and policies of the new party, seen as a regional variant of the Congress, would be revealed at the Tiruchi conference.
Promising positions of power to the women in his party, he said that they should be prepared to be part of the agitations proposed to be launched to highlight public issues two months after the floating of the party.
A trendsetter
The aspirations of women, youth and students would also be fulfilled, he said claiming that his party would be a trendsetter and would draw the attention of the entire country and not just Tamil Nadu. The cadre were enthusiastic about the launch throughout the State, Mr. Vasan said.
Former TNCC president B.S. Gnanadesikan said the Congress was continuing with the “blame game” now at the national level. Unwilling to criticise the parent party, he said the national party was yet to do a “course correction.”
Mr. Vasan's supporters -- former Union Minister S.R. Balasubramanian, former MP Peter Alphonse, former MLAs Kovai Thangam, S. Maheswari, Vidiyal Sekar and other leaders participated.
(Additional reporting by S. Abirami and S. Aparajitha)
