Eyeing the assembly election, Chief Minister Palaniswami carves out five new districts
On August 15, after unfurling the tricolour at Fort St George in Chennai, Chief Minister Eda ppadi K. Palaniswami announced the trifurcation of Vellore district, creating two new ones, Ranipet and Tirupattur. “The decision was made following representations from ministers, MLAs and the public,” said the chief minister. Earlier, on July 18, Palaniswami had announced Tenkasi and Chengalpattu districts, carved out of Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts, respectively. In January, Kallakurichi was similarly hollowed out from Viluppu ram district. This makes it a total of five new districts in 2019, a record for any chief minister. Meanwhile, there are more division demands: traders in Mayiladuthurai downed shutters for three days in July, demanding a new district be carved out of Nagapattinam. Others demand new districts for Pollachi (in Coimbatore) and Sankarankovil (sec ond largest municipality in Tirunelveli).
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