The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : A mass campaign launched by retrieval committee

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Mar 27, 2008
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

A mass campaign launched by retrieval committee

Staff Reporter

For restoration of status for Pudukottai constituency

PUDUKOTTAI: The Pudukottai Parliamentary Retrieval Committee comprising representatives of service organisations, Chambers of commerce and literary associations, has been floated exclusively to fight for the restoration of Parliamentary constituency status for Pudukottai.

Post cards to President

The committee has launched a mass campaign by sending post-cards, demanding immediate restoration of Parliamentary status for Pudukottai, to the President. Hundreds of post cards carrying the message were sent through various post-offices in the town on Wednesday.

To boycott general elections

The committee members also threatened to boycott the general elections in future, if Pudukottai was not re-included as a separate Parliamentary constituency.

The committee has planned to despatch about five lakh post-cards to the President of India seeking the original status of the Pudukottai Parliamentary segment, according to the office-bearers.

The committee, headed by R. Xavier comprises vice presidents and co-ordinators from different regions of the district.

All the Assembly constituencies of the Pudukottai Parliamentary seat has been apportioned to the Tiruchi and Sivagangai Parliamentary segments following the recommendations of the Delimitation Committee.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Tamil Nadu