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Tamil Nadu
key ISSUES: Union Ministers G.K. Vasan and P. Chidambaram sharing a point at the south zone conference of the Congress in Madurai on Sunday. MADURAI: Propagating the welfare schemes of the Congress-led coalition Government at the Centre, staging protests over issues affecting the people and seeking at least five berths in the State Cabinet were some of the issues discussed by the Congress at its south zone review meeting to regain its past glory. Presiding over the meeting, in which Central observers V. Arunkumar and K.B. Krishnamoorthy were present, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president M. Krishnasswamy regretted that Tamil Nadu was the only State where the party could not regain power for 40 long years. Asking the workers to work hard for the party’s growth, Mr. Krishnasswamy said that hereafter only those who slogged it out would get posts in the party apparatus and seats to fight Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Higher Central fundsUnion Minister G.K. Vasan said the Centre had allotted more funds to Tamil Nadu than any other State. “The Centre has a higher share in the State’s development by allocating Rs. 39,000 crore for implementation of 65 schemes through eight Ministries.” The party should make the best use of the situation. He suggested that the leaders meet the cadres by conducting meetings regularly. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the party had failed to infuse fresh blood into the organisation in the last few decades. He wanted the workers to propagate the welfare schemes allotted to the State by the Union Government. Senior leader Peter Alphonse said that though the workers were ready to show their strength, they did not know who their political enemies were. Warning that the party could not form a government at the Centre without Tamil Nadu’s support, he said responsibility, authority and decision-making should come under one leadership for the party’s betterment. All-India Congress Committee member Karthik Chidambaram said the party was reduced to a mere votebank. MLA H. Vasanth Kumar said the party could serve the people better and even return to power in 2011, if at least five of the 35 MLAs were given berths in the State Cabinet. Another MLA K. Jayakumar said the party was losing its identity because of its alliance. The party would be wiped out if it continued to lose the Dalit votes. MPs, MLAs and district functionaries, besides former office-bearers, from nine southern districts took part in the meeting.
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