M. Anbazhagan becomes Mayor of Tiruchi Corporation

M. Anbazhagan of the DMK was elected unopposed as the Mayor of Tiruchi Corporation on Friday.

As no other nomination, but for Mr .Anbazhagan’s, was received, Tiruchi Corporation Commissioner P. M. N. Mujibur Rahuman, the Returning Officer, declared him elected unopposed.

Mr. Rahuman subsequently administered the oath of office to Mr. Anbazhagan. K.N. Nehru, Minister for Municipal Administration, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Minister for School Education, S. Sivarasu, Collector, G. Karthikeyan, City Police Commissioner, and others, presented shawls to the newly elected Mayor.

MLAs M. Palaniyandi (Srirangam), Inigo Irudhayaraj (Tiruchi East) and a large number of DMK cadres were present when Mr. Anbazhagam too oath of office.

None of the three AIADMK members participated in the indirect election nor in the Mayor’s oath-taking ceremony.

Mr. Anbazhagan, representing ward 27, told reporters that he had been elected to the Corporation as councillor for five times in a row and was well aware of the issues of the city and expectations of the people. He would use his experience to improve the city’s infrastructure in all possible ways.