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Thol. Thirumavalavan
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Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder and president Thol. Thirumavalavan introduced that the celebration would organise State-wide demonstrations in opposition to the Union authorities for its alleged failure to help the flood-affected individuals of Tamil Nadu with further launch of funds and for “undermining democracy” by passing a current laws to control the appointment of Election Commissioners.
In an announcement issued on Monday, Mr. Thirumavalavan highlighted the harm attributable to unprecedented rain earlier this month in Chennai and later within the Southern districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, and Kanniyakumari.
Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi initially provided full help to the State, he alleged that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and different BJP leaders had been focussing on defaming the Tamil Nadu authorities, which he mentioned was doing good work in flood reduction.
Mr. Thirumavalavan condemned the Union authorities for not fulfilling Tamil Nadu’s demand of declaring the floods as a ‘calamity of severe nature’, and consequently launch further funds to the State. He blamed the BJP authorities on the Centre for being keen on States underneath its rule in releasing funds from the Nationwide Catastrophe Aid Fund.
Furthermore, he alleged that the current Invoice handed by the Lok Sabha, which enabled the Union authorities to have an entire say on the appointment of Election Commissioners, could be detrimental to the conduct of free and truthful elections.
Mr. Thirumavalavan mentioned the celebration would additionally demand making Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Path (VVPAT) obligatory in elections. He added that the counting must be primarily based on VVPAT slips, which must be verified by each voter and deposited in a field saved at polling stations.