AIADMK wins dist panchayat VP post

Coimbatore: AIADMK candidate R Radhamani was elected vice-president of district panchayat on Friday.

Coimbatore district panchayat has 17 ward members. AIADMK has nine ward members, its alliance BJP has two members and DMK has six members.

An indirect election to elect the district panchayat vice-president was held at the district collectorate on Friday afternoon. District panchayat councillor R Radhamani (ward number 16) and DMK member Anandan (ward number 3) contested for the post.

Meanwhile, DMK district panchayat ward members boycotted the indirect election. They alleged ward members belonging to the AIADMK and BJP were threatened at the district panchayat president’s office that if they vote against Radhamani, funds won’t be allocated to the ward members to implement various schemes in their wards.

“The ward members were locked at the office of the district panchayat president since most of the ward members belonging to the AIADMK and BJP parties were ready to support DMK in the election. The indirect election is not held in a fair manner, so we boycotted it,” said M Rajan, DMK member (ward number 11).

Later, they petitioned collector GS Sameeran regarding the issue.

Meanwhile AIADMK candidate Radhamani and the AIADMK ward members celebrated the victory. Later, Radhamani visited the AIADMK’s district headquarters on Huzur Road and met former minister SP Velumani, who congratulated her on her victory.