When Vasan chose Trichy to launch his new party on Friday, it was recalled by many that it was at a similar party conference of TMC in 1996 introduced Vasan to the world of politics. At a time when DMK is facing its worst ever crisis and the AIADMK too is weakened with its party supremo is convicted for corruption, only TMC could occupy that space in Tamil Nadu,” said Alphonse. “TMC (Moopanar) will occupy the political vacuum in Tamil Nadu and the party will become a significant force in 2016 assembly elections. While the dais was dedicated to Kakkan, a veteran leader and former minister known for his honesty and transparency, speakers through out the meeting recalled memories of K Kamaraj and G K Moopanar.ĭeclaring that the new party will stand for the poor and oppressed, Peter Alphonse, possibly the second-in-command and a senior Congress leader who broke away from the party to join the new outfit, said Vasan is the only leader from Tamil Nadu who could question the richest in the country. Huge screens were erected to beam images from the dias and drones fitted with cameras flew over the audience capturing their loud cheers. If the claims of 75,000 chairs at the G Corner Grounds owned by railways is to be believed, several thousands were seen waiting outside the venue waiting for entry. ‘Prosperous Tamil Nadu and a strong India’ will be our slogan,” he said.ĭespite the fact that the entire area was waterlogged, cancelling the meeting was impossible for organisers as cadres from different parts of Tamil Nadu have been thronging to Trichy since morning. We will stand for the rights of Tamil Nadu and innocent Tamilians. Curated by a group of youth from Dharmapuri People's Forum (DPF), the shandy was organised at a private farmland in Bharathipuram with an aim to promote small-scale organic farmers and traditional art forms of the State.Listing out a number of failures of Congress in the state and the indifference and ignorance of high command in the state affairs, Vasan said his party will be the custodian of secular values in Tamil Nadu. Horsetail, foxtail, pearl millets, finger millets organic vegetables from local farmlands coconut, gingelly and groundnut oil books traditional sweets like thinnai urundai and coconut barfi are some of the items on sale.ĭHARMAPURI: For a change, Sunday turned out to be a day of learning about healthy food, tradition and culture for over 200 people who took part in Tamilar Marabu Sandhai. Farmers from other districts are also welcome to sell their organic goods here," Umasankar added. More people should visit the shandy in the coming weeks and benefit from it. "At the shandy, we also promote art forms like parai Isai, silambattam and oyilaatam, and reading habits. If they are educated on the millets' health benefits, it will have more takers."īesides, the group is also conducting workshops to teach people the art of making soaps and castor oil at home. "At a time when adulterated food is sold in the market at an exorbitant price, people have started consuming traditional and organic foods. Vendor Senthilkumar finds this shandy an ideal platform for farmers who are not proficient in marketing their produce. This benefits both farmers and consumers, for healthy food is made available at an affordable price." "Eliminating middlemen is our prime motive. This Sunday sandhai brings together over 30 local farmers to sell their produce directly to the consumers, said DPF member Bala. Through this shandy, we wanted to bridge the gap between the rural and the urban lifestyle and make organic food easily available for the masses," said an organiser Umasankar. Food habits changed with new lifestyles, eventually affecting people's health. In fact, it was the staple food in the district. "Even three decades ago, millets were prominently cultivated across the northern Tamil Nadu.
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