CHENNAI: VCK general secretary and MP D Ravikumar on Sunday appealed to Chief Minister MK Stalin to consider the long-pending demand to establish dedicated office spaces for Members of Parliament (MPs).
Emphasising the role of MPs as chairpersons of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA), Ravikumar said that the state government has the responsibility to allocate office space within the premises of the respective district collectorates to enable them to effectively discharge their duties.
“Elected representatives at all levels, from panchayat presidents to municipal officials and MLAs, have been provided with office spaces,” said the Villupuram MP in his social media post tagging Chief Minister Stalin’s official X handle, as well as fellow MPs Su Venkatesan, P Jothimani, and Karti Chidambaram.
He noted that neighbouring states like Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh have already provided such facilities to their MPs, adding that the demand in TN has remained unaddressed for years. Ravikumar also recalled submitting a request to this effect.