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DMK to Protest with Fishermen if Secretariat Work Continues in Pattinapakkam: M.K. Stalin
- •DMK President M.K. Stalin warned of a major protest with fishermen if work to build the Secretariat in Pattinapakkam continues.
- •Fishermen's associations met Stalin, seeking support against the government's decision to build the Secretariat, which they say will destroy their habitat and livelihood.
- •Stalin criticized the Chief Minister for choosing Pattinapakkam based on an astrologer's advice, despite other suitable locations like the Omandurar Government Estate.
- •He highlighted that building the Secretariat in a densely populated, traffic-congested area would disrupt thousands of fishermen's livelihoods and cause hardship to the public.
- •Stalin urged the T.V.K. government to withdraw its order and build residences for fishermen in the area instead of the Secretariat.
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DMK President M.K. Stalin warned that the party will launch a major protest alongside the fishing community if the TVK government continues with its arbitrary decision to build a new Secretariat in Pattinapakkam, which threatens to destroy the habitat, traditional rights, and livelihoods of thousands of local fishermen.
M.K. Stalin suggested using the existing Omandurar Government Estate complex, which was previously built for Secretariat use by former leader Kalaignar. He noted that the hospital currently operating there could be relocated to make room for the Secretariat complex again.
The project threatens multiple coastal villages and residential pockets, including Mullikuppam and Srinivasa Puram to the south, alongside 12 residential areas within a one-kilometer radius such as Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Bhavani Kuppam, Irudayapuram, Selvarajpuram, Doomil Kuppam, Nochi Nagar, and Nochikuppam.
