Salem Mayor demands action against Corporation Commissioner; writes letter to T.N. Governor

Salem City Mayor A. Ramachandran has written a letter to the Tamil Nadu Governor to take department-level action against Salem Corporation Commissioner Lalitaditya Neelam, and demanded permission and protection for a sit-in protest to be conducted.

In a letter dated September 22, the Mayor stated that as per the Urban Local Bodies rule, it is the duty of the Commissioner to send the resolutions passed in the council meeting to the Director of Municipal Administration (DMA), District Collector, and the Tamil Nadu Government. But, the Commissioner had not been allegedly sending the resolutions passed in the council meeting held in May, June, July, and August 2026.