Residents yearn for civic development
The Hindu
An intense battle between DMK and AIADMK brews in the newly-formed Tambaram Corporation
With the Tambaram Corporation going to the polls for the first time, the residents eagerly await development works in their locality. Even among party candidates, there is hope of more funds being allocated for civic works, what with the upgradation of the erstwhile municipality.
With the Tambaram Corporation being the second biggest civic body in the vicinity after the Greater Chennai Corporation, the aspirations of the residents are high. In such a scenario, the stage has been set for an intense battle between political heavyweights — the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its rival the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
While the nephew of Tambaram MLA S.R. Raja and former vice-chairman of the erstwhile Tambaram Municipality D. Kamaraj has been fielded by the DMK, the AIADMK strongman and ex-Pallavaram MLA Dhansingh has got tickets for his wife Dhanammal (ward 13 in Pallavaram) and Jayaprakash (ward 22 in Hastinapuram) to contest in the Corporation election, which is to be held on February 19. Mr. Jayaprakash had earlier served as vice-chairman of the Pallavaram Municipality.
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