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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
DMK launches ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' enrolment drive with eye on 2026 assembly polls
MADURAI: Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Sunday announced a special cadre enrolment drive titled 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu', setting a two-month target for party functionaries to enrol new members. A special resolution to this effect was adopted at the DMK's 7th General Council meeting held in Uthangudi. While moving the resolution, Stalin said each booth committee member must enrol at least 30% of the voters within their booth limits. District secretaries and other functionaries must ensure the target is achieved within two months, he emphasised. Stating that at least one person in every household benefits from a welfare scheme under the Dravidian model government which follows the principle of 'everything for everyone' Stalin urged all families in Tamil Nadu to unite under one umbrella in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly election. The aim, he said, is to take forward the DMK's efforts to protect state rights, language, and dignity. He also added that he would personally interact with party functionaries to review the progress of the enrolment drive.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
DMK launched ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' enrolment drive
Madurai: Gearing up for the 2026 assembly elections, DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin launched an enrolment drive titled 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' at the party's general council meeting held at Uthangudi on Sunday. Unveiling the campaign, Stalin urged party cadres to enrol at least 30% of voters in each polling booth as DMK members through a massive door-to-door outreach. "The welfare schemes of the Dravidian-model govt have reached every household. At least one beneficiary lives in each home. That trust must now translate into political unity. We must ensure DMK's presence in every street, every house," Stalin told the cadres. Reading out a special resolution announcing the drive, Stalin instructed the functionaries to achieve their membership enrolment targets in two months. Earlier, the general council passed 27 other resolutions, many of them criticising the BJP for Waqf Act, Hindi imposition and delimitation. DMK also hit out at BJP for allegedly undermining Tamil heritage by rejecting the findings of the Keeladi excavations. A resolution said railway projects in TN were hit because of discriminatory fund allocation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here! Expertinspector Click Here Undo The DMK then called for the retrieval of Katchatheevu. Another resolution urged the Centre to revoke gold loan restrictions, which 'unfairly burden women and economically weaker sections.' Though there were speculations that deputy CM Udhayanidhi would be elevated to a new party post, there was only a resolution lauding him for his contribution to party's growth. During the meeting, DMK announced that two new party wings would be created - one for persons with disabilities, and another for academicians.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Under ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu', 30% voters in a booth should be made DMK members: Stalin
Thirty percent of the voters should be members of the DMK by the next Assembly election, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said in a special resolution at the party general council meeting held in Madurai on Sunday. To strive for another term in the government and to fight for the rights of the State, the people of Tamil Nadu should be brought under an umbrella in the upcoming Assembly election. 'Under 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu', booth-committee members should visit every doorstep in their areas to explain to them about the schemes and the State's fights for achieving its autonomy,' he said. He called for expanding the party membership and told cadres that at least 30% of the voters in a booth limit should be members of the party. In the next two months, all party cadre starting from district level to branch level, should have achieved the targets earmarked for them, Mr. Stalin said He directed the district secretaries and constituency in-charges to vigorously monitor the enrolment drive. They were asked to ensure that the targets were met within the coming months, adding that he would personally supervise the enrolment drive. While addressing the general council members, Mr. Stalin recalled some of DMK's significant political developments in Madurai district. Anti-Hindi agitations in 1963, march (padayatra) for Tiruchendur issue in 1982 started in Madurai. After the task of leading the DMK youth wing was entrusted with him, the long journey started with a speech at Jhansi Rani Park in Madurai, he said. 'The general council meeting which happens in such a place will definitely boost the spirit of the party and cadre to fight against the authoritarian powers to achieve State autonomy,' he said. During the meeting, an announcement was made to create two new party wings for differently abled and academicians. Minister who organised the meeting, was appreciated by Mr. Stalin.
