{"id":1612,"date":"2011-10-21T07:17:24","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T06:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialism.in\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2011-10-21T07:18:02","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T06:18:02","slug":"tamil-nadu-local-body-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/?p=1612","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu: Local Body Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Photo: the Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tamil<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nadu<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>local<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>body<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>election<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>was<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>held<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>on<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>October<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>17<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>&<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>19.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>elections<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>happening<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>5<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>months<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>after<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>state<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>assembly<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>election<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>which<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>ordinary<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>working<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>peasants<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tamil<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nadu<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>decisively<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>rejected<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corrupt<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>DMK<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alliance<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(part<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Congress<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>led<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>UPA<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>government<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>at<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>centre).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>But<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>absence<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>genuine<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>political<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alternative,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>had<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>real<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>no<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>choice<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>had<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>vote<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jayalalitha<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>led<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>AIADMK<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alliance<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(which<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>scandalously<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>included<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>communist<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>parties)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>which<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>as<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corrupt,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>anti<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>worker<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>pro-right<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>wing.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>such<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>short<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>span<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>time,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>AIADMK<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alliance<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>already<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>facing<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>number<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>problems<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>its<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>allies<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>split<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>away<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>contesting<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alone<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>this<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>local<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>body<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>elections.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>staggering<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>411,177<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>candidates<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>contesting<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>112,697<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>position.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Number<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>participants<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>candidates<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>election<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>tells<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>us<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>only<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>enormous<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>number<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>participating<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>but<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>nothing<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>real<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>issues<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>at<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>hand.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>fact<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corruption<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>attacks<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>on<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>basic<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>services<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>gone<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>up<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>compared<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>previous<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>years.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Money<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>made<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>available<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>local<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>bodies<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>development<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>related<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>activities<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>has<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>fact<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>only<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>spawned<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>more<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corruption<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>hence<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>increased<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>competition<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>among<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corrupt,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>pro<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>capitalist<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>landlordist<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>parties<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>capture<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>local<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>bodies.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>There<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>was<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>report<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>one<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>these<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corrupt<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>parties<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>even<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>put<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>one<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>position<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>on<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>sale<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>highest<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>bidder.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Working<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>peasants<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>poor<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>will<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>be<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>definite<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>losers<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>this<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>election<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>as<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>always,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>as<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>none<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>promises<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>will<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>be<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>delivered<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>as<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>usual.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>genuine<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>mass<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>organization<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>truly<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>represent<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>interest<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>working<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>poor<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>crying<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>need<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>hour.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>its<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>absence,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>pushed<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>between<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>either<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>two,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>corrupt<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>pro<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>capitalist<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span>landlordist<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>party<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alliances,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>who<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>try<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>manipulate<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>masses<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>through<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>false<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>promises<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>freebies.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>There<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>very<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>few<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>candidates<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>who<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>genuine<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>mass<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>support<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>base<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>among<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>masses.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>must<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>register<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>our<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>opposition<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>these<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>pro<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>capitalist<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>policies<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>these<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>changing<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alliances<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>not<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>only<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>during<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>voting<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>day;<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>but<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>also<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>coming<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>forward<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>build<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>genuine<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>mass<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>political<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>alternative<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>representing<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>interest<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>working<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>peasants,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>landless<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>poor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span>Pasumpon<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>V<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>N<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chennai<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tamil Nadu local body election was held on October 17 & 19. This elections happening 5 months after the state assembly election in which the ordinary working people and peasants of Tamil Nadu decisively rejected the corrupt DMK alliance (part of Congress led UPA government at the centre). But in the absence of a genuine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tamil-nadu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1616,"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612\/revisions\/1616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialism.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}