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Acute fund crunch, red tape spell death knell for panchayats in TN December 17, 2020, 2:29 PM IST On November 30, a 60-year-old woman panchayat president of Kandiratheertham panchayat in Ariyalur district tendered her resignation. A fortnight later, members of Dharmapuri district panchayat presidents’ federation resorted to begging as a form of protest. The two incidents happened nearly 200km apart, but for the same reason – a delay in releasing funds to local bodies from the state government forcing civic representatives to take drastic measures to vent their ire. With no devolution of funds from the state government, the local bodies in the state are struggling to function and carry out even basic maintenance work in their area. This has resulted in panchayat representatives earning the wrath of villagers, said several panchayat presidents from various political parties. ....