A resolution praising Chief Minister Vijay was passed at the India alliance meeting held at the Congress office in Chennai.
At Chennai’s Sathyamurthy Bhavan, in a consultative meeting held with the friendly parties of the India alliance, discussions were held on how the Election Commission’s independence is being affected by the interference of the BJP-RSS-led central government, how people’s voting rights are being affected by the SIR exercise, and on taking forward public protests against this and intensifying field-level work.
Leaders and office-bearers of India alliance parties, including Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore, participated.
On behalf of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, former leaders K.V. Thangabalu, K.S. Alagiri, Minister Viswanathan, and Members of Parliament Sashikanth Senthil and Praveen Chakravarthy participated.
On behalf of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, ministers Aadhav Arjuna and Mari Wilson; on behalf of the MDMK, general secretary Vaiko and S. Gurunathan; on behalf of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, leader Thol. Thirumavalavan and treasurer S.S. Balaji; on behalf of the Marxist Communist Party, Tamil Nadu state secretary P. Shanmugam and central committee member Gunasekaran; on behalf of the Communist Party of India, state executive committee member G.R. Ravindranath and T.M. Moorthy; and on behalf of the Indian Union Muslim League, state general secretary K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker participated.
Resolutions passed at the meeting:
(1) We wholeheartedly welcome the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which has come forward to work together with the INDIA alliance. This gathering sincerely congratulates the leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, for taking this good political decision.
(2) This meeting strongly condemns the Election Commission of India, which is acting in the name of a special intensive revision in a manner that buries Indian parliamentary democracy and deprives 130 million eligible voters of their voting rights, as well as its Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Modi-Amit Shah alliance, which is using him as a tool to stage the dark age of Indian democracy. This meeting urges that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be immediately removed from office.
(3) It is decided to hold a protest called "Save Democracy" in the district headquarters of Tamil Nadu on October 13 and 14, with the participation of India alliance parties, to inform the people of the country about this democratic massacre.
(4) Finally, it is decided to hold a major protest demonstration in Chennai district on October 15, in which all the leaders of the India alliance in Tamil Nadu will participate.
(5) This meeting appeals to all sections of society, like-minded political parties, voluntary organizations, and representatives of civil society to participate in these forms of struggle to protect Indian democracy from disaster and extend their wholehearted support.
