An incident in Tenkasi district, where villagers objected to the presence of two MLAs at a ration shop inauguration and forced them to leave the venue, has triggered political attention and social media discussion.
The incident occurred at Kuvalaikkanni village near Sankarankovil, under Sankarankovil taluk. A public distribution system (PDS) ration shop building constructed at an estimated cost of ₹15 lakh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was scheduled to be inaugurated on the day.
According to reports, Sankarankovil MLA Raja and Vasudevanallur Sadhan Thirumalaikumar, along with officials and local functionaries (around 100 of them), arrived at the village for the inauguration ceremony.
However, tensions arose when the Kovalakanni panchayat president, Dinesh, along with villagers, questioned the MLAs’ presence. Villagers reportedly confronted them, stating that the legislators had not visited the constituency for nearly four-and-a-half years and pointed out that the ration shop was not built using MLA or MP funds. They objected to the MLAs inaugurating the facility and argued that they had no role in the project.
The confrontation led to a brief period of commotion and tension at the site. Following the protests, both MLAs left the venue without inaugurating the ration shop. Subsequently, villagers themselves opened the ration shop and completed the inauguration.
Videos reportedly showing villagers chasing away the Sankarankovil and Vasudevanallur MLAs have since gone viral on social media, drawing widespread attention to the incident and sparking debate over elected representatives’ engagement with their constituencies.
ரேசன் கடையை திறக்க சென்ற எம்எல்ஏக்கள் விரட்டியடிப்பு.. நான்கரை ஆண்டுகளாக வரவில்லை என மக்கள் குற்றச்சாட்டு#Tenkasi #MLA #Rationshop #TamilNews #NewsTamil #NewsTamil24x7 pic.twitter.com/wZzmSoGzIW
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