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M.R. Pallavi, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA of Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, connected Thursday walked retired of a Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) schoolhouse event, aft Chennai Mayor R. Priya of the DMK gave precedence to an IAS serviceman erstwhile lighting the kuthuvilakku.
After Ms. Priya had lit the lamp, the TVK MLA reached retired to person the candle, but the erstwhile handed it implicit to K. Karpagam, Joint Commissioner of Education successful GCC, with the work of managing 418 schools. As soon arsenic Ms. Karpagam received the candle, Ms. Pallavi, on with her supporters, walked retired of the event. A fewer hours aboriginal astatine different lawsuit successful different GCC school, the TVK MLA refused to person the candle from Ms. Priya erstwhile she requested the erstwhile to airy the kuthuvilakku.
The incidental sparked contention connected societal media, with Ms. Pallavi alleging that the Mayor [who belongs to the DMK] avoided her during the lawsuit and gave precedence to an IAS officer. “The Mayor wanted to debar me; she gave it to the lady, pushing my manus aside. As acold arsenic my constituency is concerned, they [the DMK-led Chennai Corporation Council] person not done thing for the people. If they proceed to rule, they volition proceed to cheat the people. They [the DMK Mayor and councillors] proceed to beryllium arrogant. Residents person besides alleged that councillors are advising them to inquire the recently elected MLAs to resoluteness civic issues whenever they kick astir them,” Ms. Pallavi alleged.
On societal media, 2 abstracted videos were besides circulated connected Thursday, 1 showing Ms. Priya cutting the ribbon, portion successful the other, Ms. Pallavi and Ms. Priya were seen trying to chopped the aforesaid ribbon with 2 abstracted pairs of scissors. In the 2nd video, the TVK MLA manages to chopped the ribbon a fraction of a 2nd earlier the Mayor. Ms. Priya clarified that she adhered to the aforesaid protocol that was being followed implicit the past fewer years during authorities events.
“We person been giving precedence to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and IAS officers and past to legislators, zonal chairpersons, and councillors astatine events. The GCC had invited the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar MLA for the event, and we waited for the MLA, who was precocious for the event, and determination was nary motive to sideline immoderate of the elected representatives of the people,” she added.
