The Hindu           19.01.2011

Wordy duel mars Corpn. Council meeting

Exchanges between a Coimbatore Corporation officer and a councillor marred the Council meeting on Tuesday.

Prior to the start of the Council meeting, Councillor, Ward 45, K.A. Adhinarayanan raised the issue of the civic body placing a garbage bin in front of a grocery store on Pankaja Mill Road in Ward 22 with Commissioner, East Zone, Loganathan.

The civic body had placed the bin after the owner of the premises where the store functioned failed to pay tax due to the Corporation.

The officer's reply was reportedly not to Mr. Adhinarayanan's liking and the two exchanged abuses. They almost came to blows, said councillors who were present at the spot.

AIADMK leader in the Council P. Rajkumar said Mr. Adhinarayanan's intention was not to question the collection of tax dues but the way the civic body went about recovering it.

Soon after the Council meeting, AIADMK, CPI, CPM and MDMK Councillors met the Commissioner Anshul Mishra and lodged a protest.

Complaint

Mr. Mishra said he had not received a written complaint from the Councillors but promised to look into the issue. Meanwhile, Mr. Adhinarayanan lodged a complaint with the Ukkadam police seeking action against the officer for abusing him using ‘unparliamentary' words.

Commissioner Mr. Mishra said he had received a complaint from Mr. Loganathan on the Councillor's behaviour.

Ward 26 Councillor R. Amutha had submitted her resignation saying she had secured a teaching job in a local college.