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For the 2nd consecutive time, the residents of Pottalurani village, which falls nether Ottapidaram Assembly constituency successful Thoothukudi district, person announced that they would boycott the election, arsenic their long-pending request for the closure of food discarded processing units adjacent the colony remains unaddressed by the government. More than 900 radical had boycotted the Lok Sabha predetermination successful 2024 implicit the aforesaid issue.
The residents person been demanding the closure of food discarded processing units adjacent the colony since 2019, and person submitted aggregate petitions successful this regard. However, the protestation intensified successful aboriginal 2024 up of the Lok Sabha election. They person besides raised respective different demands.
Panchayat bifurcation
This includes bifurcation of the Ellainayakkanpatti colony panchayat to signifier a abstracted Pottalurani panchayat and withdrawal of cases filed against the residents during the people of protest.
According to the last electoral rotation released successful February 2026, the colony has 912 voters — 422 men and 490 women.
Three units
A. Shanmugam, a nonmigratory of the village, said determination were 3 food discarded processing units presently functioning adjacent the village, including 2 units successful Vadakku Karaseri and 1 successful Pottalurani junction.
“Residents person been enactment to hardship due to the fact that of the foul stench emanating from each 3 units. This is affecting the wellness of galore people,” helium said.
He noted that 2 units successful Vadakku Karaseri, located hardly a kilometre from Pottalurani, functioned connected cultivation lands, with farmers from the colony facing difficulties during the cultivation season.
“In addition, we privation Pottalurani to beryllium separated from Ellainayakkanpatti panchayat and declared a abstracted colony panchayat, arsenic authorities projects are not decently implemented successful the village. The colony besides faces infrastructural issues specified arsenic deficiency of thoroughfare lights and a drinking h2o supply,” Mr. Shanmugam added.
E. Sankaranarayanan, different resident, said: “All mendacious cases registered against the villagers who participated successful the protestation indispensable beryllium withdrawn.”
He added that the superior request of the villagers was the closure of food discarded processing units, and if this request was met earlier the election, the residents would enactment successful the polling process.
