Stalin may lose office at Kolathur

CHENNAI: The Kolathur MLA and DMK’s prominent face, M K Stalin, is all set to lose his office (allotted in his constituency at Jawahar Nagar) as the government has cancelled the allotment made through a resolution in the Corporation in June last.In June last, the DMK-majority Corporation passed a resolution and allotted offices to Kolathur, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Royapuram and Virugambakam MLAs. But, allotment of MLA office to Stalin on a school premises in Kolathur invited sharp criticism from the locals. The Jawahar Nagar Residents Welfare Association had wanted Stalin’s office to be shifted to another location as the building belonged to the Scouts movement. Their opposition gathered steam after the High Court (in another case in January) observed that the area had been marked for educational purposes decades ago. Based on the fact, Corporation Commissioner in July sent a detailed letter to the government (MAWS department) to nullify the June-resolution that allotted the MLA office to Stalin. Meanwhile, Stalin inaugurated his office on the premises in mid-July. On the other hand, the MAWS department on November 8 through GO-440 cancelled the allotment of MLA office to Stalin at Jawahar Nagar.In the AIADMK-majority Council, the resolution ‘advising’ the zonal officer to reclaim the office would be discussed on Thursday and given the brute majority, it should sail through easily.