Highly impressive election campaign meeting organised at Tirunelveli.

BSNLEU organised a highly impressive election campaign meeting at Tirunelveli yesterday. Comrades participated in a large number from Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Tuticorin, Virudhunagar and Madurai districts. Tirunelaveli district union had made excellent arrangements for the meeting. Com.Mariya Soosai Antony, District Secretary, Tirunelveli, presided over the meeting in the presence of Com.P. Richard, District Secretary, Madurai. Com.R.Suyambulingam, District Secretary, Nagercoil, delivered the welcome address. Com.A. Guruswamy, District Secretary, Virudhunagar, proposed the condolence resolution. A minute‘s silence was observed to pay homage to all the comrades who had passed away in the recent past. The meeting was addressed by Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Com.S.Chellappa, AGS and Com.P.Indira, Convenor, BSNL Working Women’s Co-ordination Committee. All the speakers expressed their serious concern about the anti-BSNL measures being taken by the government and also highlighted the 3 years’ achievements of BSNLEU. While addressing the meeting, the General Secretary explained about the situation prevailing in the entire telecom industry and underscored the need for the immediate launching of 4G and 5G services by BSNL. The General Secretary nailed down the untruths, half- truths and other cock and bull stories being spread by the leaders of NFTE, for cheating the employees and for getting their votes. The house raised thunderous slogans, when the General Secretary exuded confidence that, BSNLEU will secure more than 50% votes and emerge as the Sole Recognised Union in the 9^th Membership Verification. Com.C.Panneer Selvam, district secretary, Tuticorin, proposed the vote of thanks.