CPI launches signature campaign against Tamil Nadu’s new Secretariat project at Pattinapakkam

The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday (October 25, 2026) launched a signature campaign against the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to construct an integrated Assembly-cum-Secretariat complex on a 25-acre parcel of land at Pattinapakkam (Foreshore Estate) in Chennai.

The signature campaign was launched by CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian. He said the sea and the coast belonged to the fishing community and urged the State government to withdraw the Government Order issued for the construction of the new Secretariat at Pattinapakkam.

The other demands of the campaign include urging the State government to consider alternative sites for the new Secretariat, such as the Guindy Race Course or the Golf Ground at Nandanam.

The campaign also seeks the construction of new residential buildings to replace dilapidated tenements in Srinivasapuram, Mullikuppam, Mullimanagar, Nambikkai Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar and Bhavanikuppam, in response to the demands of residents.The signature campaign will continue until November 1.