Hours after the Congress announced a new team for Tamil Nadu, party s MP Karti P.Chidambaram on Saturday said that the appointment of various committees by its president Sonia Gandhi would not serve any purpose. These jumbo committees serve no purpose. 32 VPs, 57 GS, 104 secretaries. None will have any authority which means no accountability, Karti Chidambaram tweeted.
Karti Chidambaram is the son of former Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram. The Congress has announced the appointment of Vice Presidents, General Secretaries, Treasurer, Secretaries, Executive Committee, Presidents of District Congress Committees and various committees for election-related work. The state is expected to go for polls during the first half of this year.
Jumbo panels in TN Cong serve no purpose: Karti Chidambaram
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New Delhi: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram at Parliament in New Delhi on Dec 4, 2019. . Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, Jan 2 : Hours after the Congress announced a new team for Tamil Nadu, party s MP Karti P.Chidambaram on Saturday said that the appointment of various committees by its president Sonia Gandhi would not serve any purpose. These jumbo committees serve no purpose. 32 VPs, 57 GS, 104 secretaries. None will have any authority which means no accountability, Karti Chidambaram tweeted.
Karti Chidambaram is the son of former Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram.
The Congress on Saturday announced a major rejig in its Tamil Nadu unit ahead of the Assembly polls this year and set up key election-related panels including senior leaders P Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar in them. The party has named 32 vice presidents, 57 general secretaries and 104 secretaries in the jumbo state unit. Ruby R Manoharan has been appointed the treasurer of the party s state unit, a statement issued by Congress general secretary in-charge of organisation K C Venugopal said. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the proposal of the appointment of vice presidents, general secretaries, treasurer, secretaries, executive committee, and presidents of District Congress Committees, pradesh election committee, election coordination committee, election propaganda/ campaign committee, publicity committee, manifesto committee, media coordination committee and election management team of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), the party said.
Congress revamps Tamil Nadu unit, sets up key poll panels
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The Congress on Saturday announced a major rejig in its Tamil Nadu unit ahead of the Assembly polls this year and set up key election-related panels including senior leaders P Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar in them.
The Congress on Saturday announced a major rejig in its Tamil Nadu unit ahead of the Assembly polls this year and set up key election-related panels including senior leaders P Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar in them. The party has named 32 vice presidents, 57 general secretaries and 104 secretaries in the jumbo state unit.
Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 18:00 IST
Congress has named 32 vice presidents, 57 general secretaries and 104 secretaries in its massive Tamil Nadu unit. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in April-May this year
Congress is looking to revamp itself in the state in a bid to make gains in the next elections
Chennai: In a bid to revamp itself in Tamil Nadu, the Congress on Saturday announced a major overhaul of its state unit ahead of the Assembly elections. The grand old party also formed key poll-related panels, which include senior leaders like P Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar.