
Avadi residents pin hopes on civic poll
The Hindu
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The Avadi Corporation is a prestigious battle ground for the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). With the Dairy Development Minister and Avadi MLA S.M. Nazar’s son S.M. Hasin Raza contesting in Ward 4, the DMK has a lot at stake to win the corporation. However, the Opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is giving it a tough fight by highlighting the various projects the former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami did for the Avadi constituency, including the upgradation of the municipality to corporation, construction of Information Technology Park and renovation of the Paruthipattu lake.
The Avadi Corporation is a strategically important constituency because of the presence of Heavy Vehicle Factory and other Defence establishments. Unlike the Tambaram Corporation created by the DMK-led government, the Avadi Corporation consisting of thickly-populated residential areas such as Pattabhiram, Muthapudupet, Kovilpadagai, Thirumullaivoyal, Annanur, Paruthipattu, and Thandurai, was upgraded a few years ago by the AIADMK without adding any adjacent municipalities or special town panchayats.

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