A special meeting of the Coimbatore Corporation Council was held on July 8 to accept Mayor Kalpana's resignation letter, amid heated exchanges between DMK and AIADMK councilors.
Coimbatore: A special meeting of the Coimbatore Corporation Council was held today, July 8, at the Victoria Hall meeting arena in the Corporation's main office complex. The meeting, presided over by Deputy Mayor R. Vetri Selvan and attended by Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabhakaran, saw the participation of both DMK and AIADMK councilors.
During the meeting, AIADMK councilors raised questions about the reasons behind the Mayor's resignation. This led to a verbal altercation between the two parties. Deputy Mayor Vetri Selvan countered by asking the DMK councilors if they had ever questioned the resignation of S.M. Velusamy, who served as Mayor during the AIADMK's tenure.
The meeting, which lasted only 9 minutes, concluded with the acceptance of Mayor Kalpana's resignation letter.
The event was attended by Deputy Commissioners Dr. S. Selva Surabi and K. Sivakumar, Zonal Committee Chairpersons Lakshmi Ilanchelvi Karthik (East), K.A. Deivanai Tamilmarai (West), V. Kathirvel (North), R. Dhanalakshmi (South), Meena Logu (Central), Malathi Nagaraj (Education & Parks), and Standing Committee Chairpersons Deepa Dalapathi Ilango (Accounts), Shanthi Murugan (Works), V.P. Mubashira (Taxation & Finance), Somu alias Santhosh (Town Planning), and P. Mari Selvan (Public Health). Standing Committee members, Corporation Council members, Zonal Assistant Commissioners, and other Corporation officials were also present at the meeting.
During the meeting, AIADMK councilors raised questions about the reasons behind the Mayor's resignation. This led to a verbal altercation between the two parties. Deputy Mayor Vetri Selvan countered by asking the DMK councilors if they had ever questioned the resignation of S.M. Velusamy, who served as Mayor during the AIADMK's tenure.
The meeting, which lasted only 9 minutes, concluded with the acceptance of Mayor Kalpana's resignation letter.
The event was attended by Deputy Commissioners Dr. S. Selva Surabi and K. Sivakumar, Zonal Committee Chairpersons Lakshmi Ilanchelvi Karthik (East), K.A. Deivanai Tamilmarai (West), V. Kathirvel (North), R. Dhanalakshmi (South), Meena Logu (Central), Malathi Nagaraj (Education & Parks), and Standing Committee Chairpersons Deepa Dalapathi Ilango (Accounts), Shanthi Murugan (Works), V.P. Mubashira (Taxation & Finance), Somu alias Santhosh (Town Planning), and P. Mari Selvan (Public Health). Standing Committee members, Corporation Council members, Zonal Assistant Commissioners, and other Corporation officials were also present at the meeting.