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Dravidian Model: Govt School In Udhayanidhi’s Constituency Demolished To Build Marriage Hall, Arappor Alleges Fraud By DMK Councillor & Mayor

It has been reported that a Tamil Nadu Government school in Triplicane, Chennai is being demolished to build a marriage hall.

The Greater Chennai Corporation runs a middle school in Bangaru Street of Triplicane, an area which falls under DMK Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s constituency.

A resolution was passed passed in the Corporation Council meeting to demolish the old building and build a new one..

Around 115 students studying in this school were shifted to another nearby school until the new building came up. By the end of last year, the students from the school were placed in a school near Star Theatre saying that they will demolish this middle school and build a new middle school. Then they were transferred to a Corporation Urdu Medium School. All the school students were accommodated in just 4 class rooms. As a result of the successive transfers of children to two schools, it is said that only the strength of the school has reduced to 80 children.

In December 2022, through Corporation Council Resolution No. 703/2022, it was decided stating that the old school building on 8000 square feet of land will be demolished and a new middle school will be built. It was noted that the Chennai Corporation will float a tender in March 2023 for ₹2 crores to demolish the old school and build a new middle school. With the participation of 2 companies, the tender was terminated and the Corporation School was demolished. However, the parents and children who were expecting a new school were informed that Ward 114 councilor Madanmohan is going to build a wedding hall on behalf of the corporation instead of the middle school. Parents and children protested against this move on 18 April 2023 by standing in front of the demolished Bangaru Street school.

But DMK ward 114 councilor and zonal president of the corporation Madanmohan apparently wrote a letter to the corporation to bring a resolution that a marriage hall should be built at this place. On 28 April 2023, the Chennai Corporation Council, headed by Mayor Priya, passed Resolution 236/2023 by hiding the fact that a school was supposed to be built at this place. Arappor Iyakkam, a civic rights organization claimed that the resolution fraudulently hid the details of the tender for building a new school and lied that there are only 60 students. Accordingly, the resolution was passed to build a marriage hall.

“The details of students who have passed the last year is pasted on the door of Urdu school says that 75 students have passed. This also shows that it is a lie that there are only 60 children in the forum resolution.”, Arappor Iyakkam alleged.

“The resolution has lied that the Urdu school where they have been sent has two floors. The school has only one floor. Mayor Priya, Councilor Madanmohan and the Municipal Education Department officials have acted to spoil the educational dream of the children when the parents and children who have suffered many hardships were expecting a new school building to come to them.” Arappor Iyakkam said in their statement.

Parents in the locality seem to be under the pressure of the DMK councilor to not speak about the matter.

Condemning the DMK’s move, BJP state president Annamalai said, “It is shocking to see news reports that the corporation school building at Bangaru Street in Triplicane is going to be demolished to build a marriage hall. There are 115 students studying in this school in minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s constituency.”

“If there is a proposal to demolish about 10,000 dilapidated school buildings in Tamil Nadu and construct new school buildings, to set up commercial complexes in place of schools, it is highly condemnable. On behalf of the Tamil Nadu BJP, I urge that Not only this school, but all the dilapidated schools across Tamil Nadu should rebuilt in the same location after demolition.” he said.

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