Makkal Nalla Kottani

Policies

• Oppose globalisation, liberalisation economic policies and stop the privatisation of state programmes and industries
• Oppose Hindutva, religious extremism and religious prosecution
• Oppose powers exploiting caste – work to pass stricter laws preventing violence and discrimination against Dalits
• Oppose corruption – implement Lokayukta
• Implement transparent government – information about laws and programs will be released online
• Increase funding and support for local governance units – implement Right to Public Services legislation in Tamil Nadu
• Stop the stealing of minerals
• Promote social justice – preserve 69% reservation, expand reservation in the private sector
• Mother tongue development – make multilingual education mandatory
• Promote folk arts – establish a university to develop folk arts
• Work for increase powers and funding for states
• Work to resolve river water issues
• Support Sri Lankan Tamils in pursuit of justice and rights
• Law and order – prevent police brutality
• Protect democratic rights – fully protect freedom of expression
• Prohibition – fully implement liquor prohibition in Tamil Nadu
• Development of agriculture and villages – provide funding and infrastructure services for farmers
• Land – protect arable land
• Irrigation – maintain and modernise major irrigation systems
• Homes and homelessness – provide homes for all without homes
• Promote crafts and small businesses
• Electricity – make Tamil Nadu self-sufficient in producing electricity
• Labour rights – introduce minimum wage of 15,000 per month
• Education – prevent privatisation of education and develop competitive public educational systems
• Health – allocate 6% to health; create a multi-purpose public medical training facility in each district
• Environment – implement stricter environmental standards
• Employment – fill the two lakhs vacancies without corruption
• Elimination of poverty – correctly identify people below poverty line and deliver welfare services to them
• Rural employment scheme – increase wages given under rural employment guarantee
• City people – provide safe drinking water, develop underground sewage system
• Women welfare – ensure that the state women commission works effectively and reports the results in the state assembly
• Fishing communities welfare – stop multi-national companies from using sea resources; provide pensions to fishers
• Minority rights – take strong actions against Hindutva religious violence and hate speech
• Civil service and teachers – make part-time and shift workers permanent
• Democratic reform – recommend proportional representation; work for 50% reservation for women in elected offices
• Inflation – stop online and future trading activities
• Public distribution – provide basic necessities including fruits and vegetables at subsidised prices
• Science and Technology – build a central science and technology advanced research centre in southern Tamil Nadu
• Sports – Make exercise mandatory for all levels until class 12
• Transportation – Increase number of buses to reduce congestion
• Road accidents – Separate traffic by building dividers

Electoral Performance