Under ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu’, 30% voters in a booth should be made DMK members: Stalin

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin aims for 30% DMK membership among voters in Tamil Nadu for upcoming Assembly election.

 Thirty percent of the voters should be members of the DMK by the next Assembly election, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said in a special resolution at the party general council meeting held in Madurai on Sunday. 

To strive for another term in the government and to fight for the rights of the State, the people of Tamil Nadu should be brought under an umbrella in the upcoming Assembly election.  “Under ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu’, booth-committee members should visit every doorstep in their areas to explain to them about the schemes and the State’s fights for achieving its autonomy,” he said.  

He called for expanding the party membership and told cadres that at least 30% of the voters in a booth limit should be members of the party. In the next two months, all party cadre starting from district level to branch level, should have achieved the targets earmarked for them, Mr. Stalin said

He directed the district secretaries and constituency in-charges to vigorously monitor the enrolment drive. They were asked to ensure that the targets were met within the coming months, adding that he would personally supervise the enrolment drive. 

While addressing the general council members, Mr. Stalin recalled some of DMK’s significant political developments in Madurai district.  Anti-Hindi agitations in 1963, march (padayatra) for Tiruchendur issue in 1982 started in Madurai. After the task of leading the DMK youth wing was entrusted with him, the long journey started with a speech at Jhansi Rani Park in Madurai, he said. “The general council meeting which happens in such a place will definitely boost the spirit of the party and cadre to fight against the authoritarian powers to achieve State autonomy,” he said.

During the meeting, an announcement was made to create two new party wings for differently abled and academicians. Minister P.Moorthy, who organised the meeting, was appreciated by Mr. Stalin.