A Government Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Vadavalli, Coimbatore district, has become the centre of controversy after allegations surfaced that a DMK functionary had converted part of the public health facility into his residence.
According to local reports and videos circulating on social media, Shyamsundar, who is identified as the Sub-Organiser of the DMK Engineers Wing, has allegedly been staying inside the government PHC building along with his family.
The PHC, which is meant to provide medical services to the public, was reportedly found with household items inside the premises. Residents and activists claimed that cooking vessels and beds had been placed in areas intended for medical use, raising concerns about misuse of government property meant for healthcare services.
A video that has since gone viral online shows a social activist confronting Shyamsundar about his presence in the facility. During the exchange, the activist questioned who had granted him permission to stay inside the government building.
In response, Shyamsundar can be heard saying that he had been staying there after receiving permission from a doctor associated with the health centre.
The incident has triggered criticism on social media, with several users questioning how a government medical facility could allegedly be used as a private residence and demanding action from authorities.
BJP leader Annamalai condemened this issue. On his X handle, he wrote, “The news that a person named Shyam Sundar, Deputy Organizer of the DMK Engineers’ Wing in the Vadavalli area, has converted the urban primary health center in the 36th ward area under the Coimbatore Corporation into his residence and is living there with his family exemplifies the peak of the DMK’s abuse of official authority.
Primary health centers across Tamil Nadu serve as the sole fortress safeguarding the lives of the poor, the humble, and the middle class. From maternal care to emergency treatment, people rely entirely on these facilities. If an ordinary DMK administrator dares to encroach upon even such a primary health center, it means that behind him, key DMK leaders are certainly involved.
Even as government hospitals across Tamil Nadu struggle without basic facilities, what response will Health Minister Mr. Ma. Subramaniam, who has been celebrating Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Udhayanidhi’s birthday for five years now without addressing these issues, offer to this? In 2011, the late DMK Chief Minister Karunanidhi went so far as to establish a new Land Encroachment Prevention Division, yet during his rule from 2006–2011, the people of Tamil Nadu know that DMK members were engaged in land encroachments. Under his son, Chief Minister Mr. @mkstalin
‘s administration, they have taken it a step further by descending to occupy a government-owned building outright. I strongly urge the DMK government to take strict action immediately against the DMK administrator Shyam Sundar who has encroached upon the government primary health center building, and to restore that building fully for public use.”
கோவை மாநகராட்சிக்கு உட்பட்ட வடவள்ளி 36-வது வார்டு பகுதியில் உள்ள நகர்ப்புற ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலையத்தை, வடவள்ளி பகுதி திமுக பொறியாளர் அணி துணை அமைப்பாளர் ஷ்யாம் சுந்தர் என்ற நபர், தனது வீடாக மாற்றி, குடும்பத்துடன் வசித்து வருகிறார் என்ற செய்தி, திமுகவின் அதிகார துஷ்பிரயோகத்தின்… pic.twitter.com/XqgBicdLfK
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 9, 2026
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