The Students Federation of India submitted a petition at the Collectorate in Thoothukudi on Monday.
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The district unit of Students Federation of India (SFI) on Monday submitted a petition at the weekly grievance redressal meeting held at the Collectorate, demanding that six constituent colleges of Manonmaniam Sundaranar (MS) University be converted into government colleges.
The petition was submitted by students, led by district SFI president S. Madasamy, from the constituent college of MS University at Nagampatti in Thoothukudi district.
According to the petition, MS University runs six constituent colleges at Cheranmahadevi, Naduvakkurichi, Nagampatti, Puliyankudi, Panakudi and Thisayanvilai. Thousands of students pursue their higher education in the colleges, which have produced several successful degree holders. “However, due to inadequate financial resources, lack of funding from the university and insufficient infrastructure facilities, students are facing severe difficulties.”
The students urged the government to take immediate steps to reclassify the six constituent colleges of MS University as government colleges.
Mr. Madasamy said the university was not allocated enough funds for the colleges, which had adversely affected the infrastructure facilities at the colleges. The students had been demanding for the past six years that they be converted into government colleges. “Every welfare scheme launched by the government is being implemented only in the second phase.”
The grievance redressal meeting was chaired by Collector K. Elambahavath.
Another petition submitted by a group of women from Kamanayakkanpatti village of Kayathar taluk demanded that continuous work be provided to workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The workers were led by M. Salamonraj, Kayathar Union Secretary of CPI(M).
The petition said that 80% of the people in Kamanayakkanpatti village panchayat depended entirely on MGNREGA. At present, the scheme has been completely stopped, severely affecting the villagers. The district administration must necessary action to provide 100 days of employment to villagers.
Published – February 02, 2026 07:55 pm IST
