CHENNAI: Residents and a woman councillor in Tambaram held a protest against the Agaramthen panchayat president for withholding government funds of Rs 1.5 crore, for five years, meant for road and stormwater drain development.

According to reports, in 2020, the then AIADMK-led government had sanctioned Rs 1.5 crore for basic infrastructure development, including roads and stormwater drains, in the Agaramthen panchayat, which falls under the St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.

Residents, however, claim that the panchayat president from DMK, Jagan, failed to implement the project and has kept the funds idle without initiating any infrastructure works.

When Jagan visited Bharathidasan Nagar for inspection on Monday, several residents, along with ward councillor Komala Venkatesan, surrounded

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