Chief Minister urges MLAs to stay united

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay held a nearly three-hour meeting with his party MLAs at a private resort near Mamallapuram in Chengalpattu district and urged them to stay united, work for the people, and avoid getting involved in controversies.

His meeting with the party MLAs takes on new significance as his government completes six months in office and some legislators have recently been involved in controversies. Barring a few legislators, most participated in the meeting.

Sources who attended the meeting told The Hindu that Mr. Vijay interacted with the MLAs in batches of 10, spending nearly 10 to 15 minutes with each batch. He first held discussions with the party’s women MLAs. Later, he interacted with the other MLAs and finally with the Ministers.

Sources said Mr. Vijay conveyed Deepavali greetings to the MLAs and distributed saris and dhotis.

Some MLAs were heard to have raised the issue of not being able to meet him frequently and of non-cooperation from officials.

The Chief Minister took note of their concerns and told them to bring forward grievances from their respective Assembly constituencies and meet him at the Secretariat.