A section of residents in Gudiyatham, Kalasapakkam and Vandavasi towns have said they would boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha poll if their demands are not met by the State government.
Residents in five remote villages have been demanding merger of their villages with the Madhanur panchayat union in Tirupattur district. At present they are in the Gudiyatham block, but traditionally they were with Madhanur before the trifurcation of Vellore district in 2019.
“We unanimously supported the merger during public hearings held last year. District Collectors (Vellore and Tirupattur) also supported our cause. However, the issue is pending at the Secretariat for months,” said P.S. Nithyanandam, a long-time resident.
