Former Chief Secretary to take the political plunge
Rama Mohana Rao promises ‘new approach’ to politics
09/02/2020, L. SRIKRISHNA ,MADURAI
P. Rama Mohana Rao M. VEDHAN
Former Chief Secretary P. Rama Mohana Rao on Saturday expressed his intention to launch a political party to “give more meaning to inclusiveness” of all classes of people in politics, which alone, he said, will ensure social justice and the overall development of the State.
The former bureaucrat, who was in the city at the invitation of the Tamil Nadu Naidu Mahajana Sangam to participate in the 437th birth anniversary celebrations of Mannar Thirumalai Naicker, told The Hindu that he wished to introduce a new approach to politics/public life, where all sections will have the opportunity to serve their society and contribute to its growth.
Classifying his political plan of action into five key aspects, he said he will be a voice for the unrepresented communities; be a part of the under-represented segments in public life; bring excluded groups into the mainstream; give hope to such communities and encourage them to come to the forefront of developments; and identify professionals in the unorganised sector. He claimed that communities with more than a million voters in Tamil Nadu had no political representation in the Assembly. Communities with a population of 40 to 50 lakh voters had just two MLAs, he added.
He said excluded groups, which had a voter population of about 20 lakh or lower, continued to be neglected by the Dravidian parties.
Over the last 9 months, Mr. Rao said, he had been meeting people from different walks of life in Chennai, Erode, Salem and Madurai. “As of now, it looks like the goal is achievable...” he said. He did not rule out allying with political outfits.
Prior to his stint as Chief Secretary, Mr. Rao served as Principal Secretary to then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for a few years.
Rama Mohana Rao promises ‘new approach’ to politics
09/02/2020, L. SRIKRISHNA ,MADURAI
P. Rama Mohana Rao M. VEDHAN
Former Chief Secretary P. Rama Mohana Rao on Saturday expressed his intention to launch a political party to “give more meaning to inclusiveness” of all classes of people in politics, which alone, he said, will ensure social justice and the overall development of the State.
The former bureaucrat, who was in the city at the invitation of the Tamil Nadu Naidu Mahajana Sangam to participate in the 437th birth anniversary celebrations of Mannar Thirumalai Naicker, told The Hindu that he wished to introduce a new approach to politics/public life, where all sections will have the opportunity to serve their society and contribute to its growth.
Classifying his political plan of action into five key aspects, he said he will be a voice for the unrepresented communities; be a part of the under-represented segments in public life; bring excluded groups into the mainstream; give hope to such communities and encourage them to come to the forefront of developments; and identify professionals in the unorganised sector. He claimed that communities with more than a million voters in Tamil Nadu had no political representation in the Assembly. Communities with a population of 40 to 50 lakh voters had just two MLAs, he added.
He said excluded groups, which had a voter population of about 20 lakh or lower, continued to be neglected by the Dravidian parties.
Over the last 9 months, Mr. Rao said, he had been meeting people from different walks of life in Chennai, Erode, Salem and Madurai. “As of now, it looks like the goal is achievable...” he said. He did not rule out allying with political outfits.
Prior to his stint as Chief Secretary, Mr. Rao served as Principal Secretary to then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for a few years.
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