Resident Welfare Bodies in Tamil Nadu Seek Cancellation of Local Body Polls, Cite Corruption and Political Interference
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- •T.N. AORWA has written to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay urging postponement of local body elections in Tamil Nadu.
- •The federation alleges past misuse of power, intimidation of activists and political interference in administration under the previous regime.
- •It argues that holding elections now could perpetuate corruption and weaken local governance despite public trust in the current TVK government.
- •The representation references Jayalalithaa’s 2016 decision to postpone local body polls citing governance and public welfare concerns.
Chennai, May 24 2026: The Tamil Nadu Alliance of Resident Welfare Associations (T.N. AORWA) has formally requested Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to defer upcoming local body elections—covering city corporations, municipalities, town panchayats and panchayat unions—arguing that holding the polls could perpetuate corruption and political interference that plagued the previous regime.
In a detailed representation submitted to the Chief Minister on Sunday night, the federation cited the traditional six-month window between Assembly elections and local body polls as a guideline, but argued that the current circumstances warranted a deviation in the larger public interest. T.N. AORWA alleged that under the previous government local representatives had prioritised misuse of power over public service, systematically sidelining civic issues raised by resident welfare associations and social activists through intimidation, threats and bureaucratic interference.
