Reading out the special resolution, mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy emphasised that whenever the Tamils had a problem, it was the AIADMK supremo who took up measures to address and respect Tamil sentiments.

Even recently, the TN Assembly passed a resolution asking the Centre to get the UN to start the process of carving out Eelam for Lankan Tamils. So far, about 700 TN fishermen have been shot dead and the Centre has done nothing on the issue. It was CM Jayalalithaa who condemned the acts, the mayor read.

He also pointed out that the CM was keen on retrieving Katchateevu from Lanka and said the state government was working towards a solution to address the power crisis.

The special resolution also thanked the chief minister for providing drinking water through the Veeranam project and supporting the civic body in running 200 Amma canteens across the city.

Pointing to the AIADMK’s stand on imposing economic embargo against Lanka, Duraisamy took a dig at those encouraging Lankan cricket players and said for them, the objective was to promote ‘commercial cricket’.