Form panel to find permanent solution for Inam land disputes, CPI(M) urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay
CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugam has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to form a commission to resolve long-standing Inam land disputes. The party also criticized recent Supreme Court-ordered evictions in forest areas, calling for better implementation of the Forest Rights Act.
Why it matters
The issue highlights ongoing tensions between land rights, forest conservation, and political governance in Tamil Nadu.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary P. Shanmugam, on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at the Secretariat in Chennai and presented him with a slew of demands, including the formation of a commission to arrive at a permanent solution for disputes related to Inam lands.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Shanmugam welcomed the State government’s recent order unblocking Inam lands in Karur district and said those lands had been wrongly portrayed as temple lands, leading to a ban on their registration. He said not all Inam lands were temple lands and accused Hindutva organisations of spreading false propaganda.
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