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Movement launched for bifurcation of Tamil Nadu
Agencies
Posted online: Tuesday , February 19, 2008 at 05:06:22
Updated: Tuesday , February 19, 2008 at 05:25:23
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Chennai, February 19: Joining the growing chorus of demand for smaller states across the country, two-caste based parties in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday announced the launch of a movement to press for the bifurcation of the state for 'effective administrative' purpose.
The demand to divide the state into north Tamil Nadu and south Tamil Nadu along river Cauvery, which flows across the state, had been raised by leaders of the All India Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam founder N Sethuraman and Vanniyar Peravai President A K Natarajan.
Talking to reporters in Chennai on Tuesday, they said the 'North and South Tamil Nadu Movement' would soon organise a consultative meeting in Chenai, in which leaders demanding separate states across the country would participate.
Campaigns would also be launched at grassroots level across the state to mobilise people's support for the bifurcation of Tamil Nadu, Sethuraman said.
He said demands for new states such as Telengana in Andhra Pradesh, Vidharbha in Maharashtra and trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh had gone down well with politicians in the country.
The leaders said the population explosion in Chennai, the state capital, had led to several difficulties like traffic congestion, drinking water shortage, environmental pollution and lack of space to live in the metropolis.
The fruits of globalisation and industrialisation had not been enjoyed by people of other parts of the state as major industries had been set up only in and around Chennai.
In order to ensure uniform distribution of economic growth and power and for effective administration, the state should be bifurcated, they stressed. Sethuraman also demanded the setting up of second state reorganisation committee. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Movement launched for bifurcation of Tamil Nadu
Agencies
Posted online: Tuesday , February 19, 2008 at 05:06:22
Updated: Tuesday , February 19, 2008 at 05:25:23
Print Email To Editor Post Comments
Chennai, February 19: Joining the growing chorus of demand for smaller states across the country, two-caste based parties in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday announced the launch of a movement to press for the bifurcation of the state for 'effective administrative' purpose.
The demand to divide the state into north Tamil Nadu and south Tamil Nadu along river Cauvery, which flows across the state, had been raised by leaders of the All India Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam founder N Sethuraman and Vanniyar Peravai President A K Natarajan.
Talking to reporters in Chennai on Tuesday, they said the 'North and South Tamil Nadu Movement' would soon organise a consultative meeting in Chenai, in which leaders demanding separate states across the country would participate.
Campaigns would also be launched at grassroots level across the state to mobilise people's support for the bifurcation of Tamil Nadu, Sethuraman said.
He said demands for new states such as Telengana in Andhra Pradesh, Vidharbha in Maharashtra and trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh had gone down well with politicians in the country.
The leaders said the population explosion in Chennai, the state capital, had led to several difficulties like traffic congestion, drinking water shortage, environmental pollution and lack of space to live in the metropolis.
The fruits of globalisation and industrialisation had not been enjoyed by people of other parts of the state as major industries had been set up only in and around Chennai.
In order to ensure uniform distribution of economic growth and power and for effective administration, the state should be bifurcated, they stressed. Sethuraman also demanded the setting up of second state reorganisation committee. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->