Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko. File
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The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), on Friday (July 25, 2025), announced that party general secretary Vaiko is set to lead a series of campaigns at eight locations across Tamil Nadu.
In a statement, the party said, in a bid to defend Tamil Nadu’s livelihood interests and safeguard democracy, Mr. Vaiko will lead campaigns beginning in Thoothukudi on August 9, demanding the ouster of the Sterlite copper plant.
He will also lead campaigns in Kadaiyanallur on secularism and federalism; in Cumbum on the Mullaperiyar dam and the India-based Neutrino Observatory project; in Dindigul on the struggles of farmers and fishermen; in Kumbakonam on the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across the Cauvery by the Karnataka government and on coalbed methane extraction; in Neyveli on issues related to the Neyveli Lignite Corporation; in Tiruppur opposing Hindi imposition; and in Chennai on social justice and the legacy of the Dravidian movement, the statement added.
Published – July 25, 2025 03:32 pm IST