Tamilnadu Assembly Election - all party candidates in Tuticorin

PUCL : Message: Tamilnadu Assembly Election-A face to face Programme with all party candidates in Tuticorin: "At the `meet-the-candidates' programme, Organised by Voters Awareness Movement comprising several welfare organisations, including Thoothukudi Consumer Rights Assocication and EMPOWER,here on Saturday, candidates of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and the Indian Justice Party of Tuticorin constituency sat together to talk about their agenda on infrastructure development.

Mr. A. Sankar, President, Tuticorin District Consumer Rights and Environment Protection Association and Executive Director, EMPOWER presided over the function. He spoke about the relevance of the face to face Programme with all party candidates in Tuticorin .Rev.Fr.Sundari Maindan facilitated the Programme.

S. Daniel Raj, AIADMK candidate, explained the voters the infrastructure development works he had carried out as Municipal Chairman (Tuticorin Municipality) using Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation's loans. He highlighted the works he had carried out for paddy and banana farmers when he was elected as MLA from the Srivaikundam constituency in 1984, 1989 and 1991.

Mrs .Geetha Jeevan promised the electors that an information technology park would be established in Tuticorin, if she was voted to power.

"We will distribute free house site pattas to fishermen who are at present staying in land owned by the Tuticorin Port Trust, and give electricity at subsidised rates to salt industry," she said.

Peter Raj of DMDK told the electors that efforts would be made to address all the problems pertaining to basic amenities, if his party was voted to power.

V. Nagarajan (Janata Dal United), A. Arumuganainar (Independent) and J. Bombaidasan (Independent) took part in the meeting.

Mr. K.Ganesan, Secretary, Makkal Sakthi Iyyakkam proposed the vote of thanks."