Durai Murugan, Baalu elected DMK general secretary and treasurer; party passes resolution against NEP

CHENNAI: Senior DMK leaders S Durai Murugan and T R Baalu have become the party's new general secretary and treasurer. Both the leaders were announced elected unopposed at the party's general council meeting -- held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic -- on Wednesday.
The election of Durai Murugan, who was the party's treasurer until last week, and Baalu was a foregone conclusion after nominations were received only from these two leaders for the two posts respectively last Thursday. Baalu is also the DMK parliamentary party leader.
The DMK general council approved the appointment of senior party leaders K Ponmudi and A Raja as deputy general secretaries of the party.
The general council passed 14 resolutions, including one opposing the National Education Policy and another urging education to be brought back to the states list.