State-wide demos by AIADMK over ration cards, cooking gas

Chennai, Mar 2 (UNI) The Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu today staged a state-wide demonstration demanding immediate issue of fresh ration cards and uninterrupted supply of cooking gas cylinders to the people.

As directed by supremo J Jayalalithaa, party volunteers staged a protest demonstration against the DMK government in front of district and taluk headquarters.

In the city, AIADMK volunteers led by former Minister and Fisheries wing secretary D Jayakumar carried empty gas cylinders and shouted slogans denouncing the state government for not issuing fresh ration cards.

''Empty cylinders here, where is the gas?....where are ration cards'', party MLA Sekar Babu and other members shouted in front of the District Collectorate.

Similar agitations were held in other parts of the state. Newly appointed AIADMK Presidium Chairman E Madhusoodhanan led the protest in Erode, while former Ministers and MLAs, O Panneerselvam and K A Sengottaiyan led the stir in Theni and Dindigul districts.

In Madurai, party treasurer T T V Dinakaran led the protest demonstration. Led the agitation in Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts are AIADMK Organisation secretary Visalakshi Nedunchezhiyan, former Minister S Muthusamy and E V K Sulachana Sampath.

UNI