A video featuring the Chairman of Kangeyam Municipality addressing a fruit seller on the roadside named Emma is currently circulating on social media. In the video, the Chairman instructs all of the vendors to vote for Udaya Suryanuka. It is said that there are over 100 vendors selling fruits, greens, and vegetables on the side of main roads in the municipality. However, individuals who own commercial complex market shops under the municipality have requested that the roadside vendors be removed as it is affecting their income. This led to the Chairman visiting the roadside shops with municipal inspectors and assistants to inform the vendors that they should not operate. During this visit, an elderly woman selling fruit addressed the Chairman and asked him not to hit the stomach of the poor, stating that he came to power because they voted for him. The Chairman responded in anger and instructed them all to vote for Udaya Suryanuka, emphasizing the need for unity. The video has sparked attention on social media.
There are more than 100 roadside vendors on main roads in Gangeyam Municipality, Tirupur District. They are selling fruits, greens and vegetables on the side of the roads. In this situation, the people who are running the commercial complex market shops that are owned by the municipality have requested the municipal chairman Surya Prakash to remove the roadside vendors from the municipal limits as their income is affected by the roadside vendors.
As a result, Gangeyam Municipality Chairman Suryaprakash, who went to the roadside shops along with the municipal revenue inspector and assistant officers, informed the roadside vendors that they should not operate the shops. Then an old lady who was selling fruit said, “Dana Sami, you came to power because we voted, don’t hit the stomach of the poor.” To question the municipal chairman, the municipal chairman got out of the car with great anger and said in a singular voice, “Emma, who is poor, you all should drive to Udaya Suryanuka, you are not just saying bad things, should you or should you not put a shop on Hewes Road. The Municipal Chairman” A video telling poor people to come together in unity is currently spreading rapidly on social media.