Coimbatore: Minister SP Velumani in a function held today for distributing pongal gift hampers to the public by the Tamilnadu Government said that the recently concluded rural local body elections has proved that Coimbatore district is a fortress for the AIADMK party. “Coimbatore is Amma’s Fortress” he exclaimed
Coimbatore: Minister SP Velumani in a function held today for distributing pongal gift hampers to the public by the Tamilnadu Government said that the recently concluded rural local body elections has proved that Coimbatore district is a fortress for the AIADMK party. “Coimbatore is Amma’s Fortress” he exclaimed.
He also quipped that the upcoming local body elections will also prove this fact as people will give total support to the AIADMK party. He presided over the function held in RS Puram Government school where the District Collector and other officials were present.
Over Rs.130 crores has been spent on pongal gift hampers for Coimbatore District, he noted.
After inaugurating the distribution ceremony, he said that, “In the recently concluded rural local body elections in the Coimbatore District, AIADMK has won 80% of the seats and 100% win ratio in the Thondamuthur Constituency. We wholeheartedly thank the voters for giving us such a resounding victory”.
He proudly exclaimed that Coimbatore has seen unprecedented development in the last 5 years that has not been done in the last 50 years.
He also thanked the CM Edapadi Palanisamy for sanctioning all projects that the District requires. “The State Election commission will announce the dates for the local body elections soon and we will win emphatically in that too” he said.
Commenting on the ongoing anti-CAA protests in the city, he said that a representation of Islamic people from Coimbatore are meeting the Chief Minister, today.