Even as Chief Minister MK Stalin asked DMK dissidents to step down as nagar panchayat president and nagar panchayat president, saying they had ‘snatched’ them from party colleagues, the dissidents were in no mood to leave.
In some places in the state, local DMK leaders contested and even won for the posts allotted to party allies. This caused leaders of allies to complain to the DMK district and state leaders, who were in charge of elections in local areas, respectively.
After the dissidents did not pay heed to the DMK district level and state level leaders, the Chief Minister directly intervened and asked them to pull out of the competition. The chief minister, who is also the party president, called for strict action against those who did not come in line.
However, all these threats and arbitrariness were not heeded by the DMK councillors, who contested indirect elections for the post of Nagar Panchayat President, Vice President and Nagar Panchayat Presidents and Vice Presidents.
In the hometown of MDMK leader, Vaiko, Thiruvengidam, the post of town panchayat president in the DMK alliance was reserved for the MDMK, but DMK leader, C. Seramathurai refused to step down after contesting and winning the election against a party ally.
Speaking to IANS, MDMK Tenkasi district secretary, TM Rajendran said, “We have taken up the matter with KKSSR Ramachandran, DMK minister in charge of Tenkasi district, but Seramathurai has refused to bow down.”
Rajendran said the minister has assured the city secretary of MDMK and DMK that if Sarmathurai does not resign, he and the DMK district secretary will be removed from their posts. However, Sermathurai is in no mood to resign and when contacted, he told IANS: “I have not taken any decision on the matter and will let you know if I do.”
Puliyanagudi Municipal Corporation vice-president Antnisamy told IANS that he would not resign from the post allotted to the CPI. CPI district secretary Esakidurai called on Stalin and DMK general secretary S. Took up the matter with the party-state leadership to communicate with Duraimurugan, but nothing happened.
Speaking to IANS, CPI Tenkasi district secretary, Esakidurai said, “We contested the elections together and the DMK candidates, who contested and won indirect elections, are not leaving the post now and we have raised it with DMK district and the state.” leadership. However, till now there has been no development regarding his resignation.”
The Congress and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) have taken up the matter with the DMK high command.
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