Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Thoothukudi Mayor Alleges TVK Threats Over Corporation Contracts
A meeting of the Thoothukudi city council became heated on Friday.
Two councillors who recently joined TVK raised demands during the meeting.
One wanted the council to thank the government for giving Rs.
90 crore for a new bus stand.
The other wanted Minister Mathanraja’s name added to a plaque at a fair-price shop.
Mayor Jegan Periyasamy rejected both requests.
He said the bus-stand project had been planned by the DMK-run Corporation earlier.
He also said the shop was built using funds from former DMK MLA Shanmugaiah.
The Mayor accused TVK workers of threatening officials and contractors, and said he would file a police complaint.
Mayor Jegan Periyasamy accused TVK functionaries of threatening officials and contractors over municipal contracts.
The allegations followed demands by councillors Manthiramoorthy and Ramar, who recently joined TVK.
Manthiramoorthy sought a resolution thanking the state government for allocating Rs. 90 crore for a new bus stand.
Ramar demanded that Minister Mathanraja’s name be added to a fair-price shop plaque in his ward.
The two TVK councillors walked out, while the council passed all 16 agenda resolutions and a special community-hall resolution.
- Who
- Thoothukudi Mayor Jegan Periyasamy, TVK councillors Manthiramoorthy and Ramar, DMK councillors, and Corporation officials.
- What
- A stormy Corporation council meeting included disputes over credit for a bus-stand project, a fair-price shop plaque, and allegations of threats over contracts.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The Thoothukudi Corporation council meeting in Thoothukudi.
- Why
- The dispute arose from competing claims over government credit, project funding, ministerial recognition, and alleged efforts to influence municipal contracts.
Mayor and DMK Councillors
TVK Councillors
Credit for the bus-stand funding
Mayor and DMK Councillors
Mayor Jegan Periyasamy said the DMK-run Corporation had prepared the expansion plan and sought funds for two years, so the current government should not claim sole credit.
TVK Councillors
Manthiramoorthy demanded a resolution thanking the state government for allocating Rs. 90 crore for the project.
Name on the fair-price shop plaque
Mayor and DMK Councillors
The Mayor said Minister Mathanraja did not fund development work there and that the plaque should recognize former DMK MLA Shanmugaiah, whose funds built the shop.
TVK Councillors
Ramar demanded that Mathanraja’s name be added to the plaque at the newly opened shop in his ward.
Alleged pressure over contracts
Mayor and DMK Councillors
The Mayor accused TVK functionaries of threatening Corporation officials and contractors to secure contracts for preferred contractors, calling the practice unlawful and saying he would file a police complaint.
TVK Councillors
The article reports the allegation but does not provide a response from the TVK functionaries to the contract claims.
- Mayor
- Jegan Periyasamy
- Funding sought
- Rs. 90 crore was allocated for development of the new bus stand.
- Contract allegation
- The Mayor alleged that TVK functionaries threatened officials and contractors while invoking the names of TVK ministers.
- Councillor demands
- Manthiramoorthy sought a government-thanking resolution; Ramar sought Mathanraja’s name on a fair-price shop plaque.
- Project funding claim
- The Mayor said the bus-stand plan was prepared by the DMK-run Corporation and pursued for two years.
- Fair-price shop funding
- The Mayor said former Ottapidaram DMK MLA Shanmugaiah funded the shop building.
- Council outcome
- All 16 agenda resolutions passed, along with a special resolution to reopen the Boldonpuram community hall.