Peter Alphonse to oversee revamp of TNCC’s village committees

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Thursday announced the appointment of Peter Alphonse, Chairman of the State Minorities Commission and former Rajya Sabha member, as overall in-charge of the party’s effort to revamp and reenergise its village committees.

“The party initiated its efforts to revamp the village committees last month. Now we have announced a structure to oversee and complete the activities,” he told reporters in Chennai.

For the 39 Parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu, the party has divided 3 constituencies as one zone and appointed convenors for the 13 zones. “We have also appointed co-ordinators for the 39 parliamentary constituencies and will soon appoint co-ordinators for the 234 assembly constituencies,”  Mr. Selvaperunthagai said.

Two persons have been appointed at the headquarters level to monitor the work.

“We have already formed a panel for revamping the village committees. That panel will co-ordinate with the newly announced members, which will help strengthen the hands of district presidents and boost the morale of village committees,  Mr. Selvaperunthagai added.

The party plans to establish village committees before the upcoming assembly election. “We have given a deadline of 2 months to complete the work. We will be holding a training workshop and consultation meeting on December 28  (Congress Foundation Day),” he said.

To a question, Mr. Selvaperunthagai alleged that BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai had been spreading false information about Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam

Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam  is a more inclusive scheme and totally different from the  Centre’s Vishwakarma scheme, he said.

Published - December 12, 2024 07:54 pm IST