Salem Corporation Mayor, councillors withdraw sit-in protest

After a 12-hour sit-in protest , Salem Corporation Mayor A. Ramachandran and councillors have withdrawn their demonstration.

Alleging that Salem Corporation Commissioner Lalitaditya Neelam had not sent the resolutions passed during council meetings to the State government, the Mayor and 20 DMK councillors began an indefinite sit-in protest on Friday (September 25, 2026), at around 10.30 a.m. They had also demanded action against certain people who had entered the council hall during a meeting held in August.

The protest continued until the night. The police deployed at the Corporation office held talks with the Mayor, but both he and the councillors were firm that they would not withdraw their protest until their demands were met.