CPI launches signature campaign against Tamil Nadu’s new Secretariat project at Pattinapakkam
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has launched a signature campaign opposing the Tamil Nadu government's plan to build a new Secretariat complex in Pattinapakkam. Protesters argue the project threatens the livelihoods of local fishing families and disrupts the nesting grounds of Olive Ridley turtles.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights the ongoing tension between urban infrastructure development and the protection of environmental and community rights in coastal regions.
CPI launches signature campaign against Tamil Nadu’s new Secretariat project at Pattinapakkam left CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian launches the party’s signature campaign against Tamil Nadu’s new Secretariat project at Pattinapakkam in Chennai on October 25, 2026 Special Arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tamil-nadu/8h70df/article71623147.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-25%20at%204.55.51%20PM.jpeg The signature campaign was launched by CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian. CHENNAI 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. Tamil Nadu’s new Assembly-Secretariat complex to come up at Pattinapakkam storyline 1 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.
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