AIADMK takes out rallies against Union budget

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MARCH 9. The AIADMK cadres held demonstration near the Egmore railway station today as part of a Statewide agitation in protest against the ``anti-people'' proposals in the Union budget.

The members raised slogans against the BJP Government and charged that the budget was ``anti-poor''. Ms. Visalakshi Nedunchezhian, organising secretary, led the demonstration in which several former Ministers participated.

Madurai

Demonstrations were organised by party functionaries in the district headquarters of Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Theni and Dindigul also.

In Madurai Mr. V.N. Rajangam and Mr. Durairaj, secretaries of the party's district urban and rural units respectively, led the agitation. Participants, numbering around 1,200, criticised the budget for having ``disappointed the Backward communities and the working class''.

In Theni district, about 500 party cadres participated in the stir, led by Mr. T.T.V. Dinakaran, MP. In Sivaganga district nearly 800 party cadres, including 80 women, took part in the agitation led by Mr. Vinayagamoorthy, the district unit organising secretary. In Virudhunagar district, 500 party cadres, led by district secretary, Mr. Selvam, took part in the protest.

Tiruchi

A large number of AIADMK men took out protest rallies in Tiruchi, Karur, Pudukottai and Perambalur districts condemning the Union budget proposals.

In Tiruchi, the party women's wing secretary, Mrs. Sulochana Sampath, led a rally from Chinthamani to the Telephone Exchange on West Boulevard Road, where the participants staged a demonstration. Similar agitations were organised in Perambalur, Pudukottai and Karur districts also.

Thanjavur

The AIADMK's election wing secretary, Mr. Durai Govindarajan, presided over a protest rally in Thanjavur and staged a demonstration in front of the head post office today.

Mr. Rama Ramanathan, Mr. K.Thangamuthu, former MLAs, Mr. Rangaswamy and Mr. Karthikeyan, district secretaries, participated in the demonstration. Similar processions were taken out in Kumbakonam and Pattukottai also.

Tirunelveli

Mr. P.H. Pandian, MP and leader of the AIADMK in Parliament, came down heavily on the DMK Government and its Union Ministers for announcing various schemes without allocating funds.

Addressing party workers during the demonstration in front of the railway junction, Mr. Pandian said foundation was laid for a High Court Bench in Madurai some months ago, in the presence of the Chief Minister and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. But, no funds have been earmarked for the project so far.

Similarly, the Government and DMK Ministers had announced the setting up a hi-tech park and special economic zone in Nanguneri, and announced a mega project to clean the Tamirabarani river. Funds have not been allotted for both the schemes too. He also dubbed the resignation of Mr. Mullaiventhan as an eyewash.

Mr. Nagoor Meeran, former Minister, Mr. C. Karuppusamy, MLA, and Mrs. Vasanthi Murugesan, urban district secretary, also participated.

Ramanathapuram

Mr. K. Malaisamy, MP, led the demonstration in front of taluk office here against the ``anti- people budget'' of the Central Government. Earlier, they took out a rally from the palace to taluk office.

Mr. Niraikulathan, MP, Mr. Muniyasamy, district secretary, Mr. C. Murugesan, joint-secretary, Mr. K. Velu, town secretary, and Mr. Rajendaran, participated.

Tuticorin

Over 800 AIADMK activists participated in the agitation in front of the telegraph office here. The organising secretary, Mr. V. Balakrishnan, Mr. S.P. Shanmuganathan, and Mr. N.K. Perumal, participated in the rally taken out from the Cruz Fernandes statue on Palayamkottai road.

Nagercoil

The members of the Kanyakumari district unit of the AIADMK staged a demonstration in front of the Post Office at the Tower Junction. The stir was presided over by Mr. Thalavai Sundaram, MP, and led by Mr. Patchaimal, district secretary.

Coimbatore

About 800 AIADMK men, including about 100 women, participated in a rally and demonstration against the union budget on Friday. Starting from Thernilai Thidal, the rally culminated at the Collectorate, where a demonstration was held. Mr. K.P. Munuswamy, state organising secretary, led the demonstration.

Salem

A large number of the AIADMK men took out a procession from the Anna statue to head post office, where they staged a demonstration decrying the union budget.

The agitation was held under the presidentship of Ms. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy, State organising secretary, in which the party functionaries Mr. S.E. Venkatachalam, Mr. Murugesan and Mr. Semmalai participated.

Erode

The Erode North district secretary, Mr. K.K. Kaliappan, MP, led the demonstration in front of the collectorate on Friday. Mr. P.C. Ramasamy also participated.

Pondicherry

A large number of AIADMK volunteers, functionaries and legislators took part in a demonstration at the head post office in protest against the `anti-poor proposals in the Union budget.

The Pondicherry unit secretary, Mr. A. Ravindran, Mr. Pulamalaipithan, Mr. K. Natarajan and Mrs. S. Arasi participated in the stir.

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