Jubilant AIADMK fixes win in civic polls as target next

Riding high on its consecutive victories in Tamil Nadu assembly polls, the AIADMK executive committee today vowed to secure a massive win in local body elections, expected to be held in October.
Theexecutive meet resolved to work according to the road map set by AIADMK chief and chief minister J Jayalalithaa for the civic polls in the state.
The meet was attended by Jayalalithaaand presided by party presidium chairman E Madusudanan.
"This executive committee takes a vow to bag a massive victory in the coming local bodyelections," a resolution adopted in the meet said.
It said the victory would be presented as a gift to Jayalalithaa "by following her pollstrategies and instructions who is leading the party on a path of consecutive electoral victories."

A resolution lauded Jayalalithaa for becoming Chief Minister for the sixth time and thanked her and thepeople for ensuring the party's victory in the May 16 Assembly election.

Also, she was praised for making good on her poll promises by implementing electoral promises like free powerof 100 units to households, enacting a legislation (in previous tenure) providing 50 per cent quota forwomen in local bodies and announcing an aid package to farmers for Kuruvai crop.
Other resolutions urged the Centre to take steps to raise water storage level in Mullaiperiyar dam to152 feet, implement a plan to link rivers of South India, stop "harassment" of Tamil Nadu fishermen atthe hands of Sri Lanka.

The central government was also urged to constitute the Cauvery Management Board andCauvery Water Regulation Committee immediately and to release pending and new funds to the state forimplementing welfare schemes.
In aggregate, 14 resolutions were moved by Madusudanan and seconded by all executive members, one of which thanked Jayalalithaa for taking up state's issueswith Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her recent meet with him.