Stalin takes part in grama sabha at Pappapatti
The Hindu
‘Equality and unity are vital for development’
In a first, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday took part in the grama sabha held at the Pappapatti reserved village panchayat near Usilampatti on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
Hundreds of people from the villages of Pappapatti, Mahadevanpatti, Paeyanpatti and Karayanpatti took part in the meeting held under a huge pandal outside the Ochandamman temple.
As per the tradition, all the villagers were seated on a mat on the ground, even as the Chief Minister sat on a platform, along with panchayat president S. Muruganantham, vice-president Lakshmi, Secretary to the Chief Minister and former Madurai Collector T. Udhayachandran and the incumbent, S. Aneesh Sekhar. After panchayat secretary Thangapandi read out the agenda, the Chief Minister joined the elected representatives, officials and panchayat residents in taking a pledge to promote gender equality, work against female foeticide and infanticide and not to protect sexual predators.
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