In the last membership verification T.Nadu and Chennai circles could not get majority despite very hard and sincere effort of our comrades. But the two meetings attended and addressed by All India President at Madurai (T.Nadu) and Chennai gave clear signal that in both circles BSNLEU/United Forum will win with convincing majority.

The meeting at Madurai was held in the evening of 18th January at the office premises. More than 500 comrades were present including a good number of  women comrades. Com. Veluchamy, Dist. President, BSNLEU presided. Com. Suryan, Dist. Secretary welcomed all. The All India and Circle leaders were honoured by garlanding and covering by shawls. Coms. R.Venkitaraman, President, TEPU, R.Ravindran, General Secretary, SEWA BSNL, Circle Secretaries Coms. S.Chellappa  ( BSNLEU), P.N.Perumal (SEWA BSNL), A.Chellapandyan (TEPU), Marimuthu, Circle President (BSNLEU) and other leaders addressed. The presence and address of Com. P.Andiappan, General Secretary of the newly formed FNTOBEA and Com,R.V.Jayaraman, Circle Secretary of the same union  and their support to the United Forum was very much welcomed by the house. This is a union formed by comrades of FNTO who differed with the wrong line taken by FNTO. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, United Forum and President BSNLEU congratulated the  workers for the massive participation and support to United Forum. He mentioned that T.Nadu will certainly win the election this time seeing the massive participation and enthusiasm of the workers. He focused on the need to save and strengthen BSNL and the responsibility of the workers in this respect. He also mentioned about the struggles organised against disinvestment, VRS etc, by the BSNL workers. He explained the next Charter of Demands which have to be fulfilled in the next two years. The meeting assured the All India leaders that T.Nadu will certainly rewrite the history and will ensure a good majority and win in the ensuing verification.

The meeting at Chennai was held at the Anna Road Exchange premises on 19th January 2011. A presidium  of Circle Presidents consisting of Coms. B.Subramaniam (BSNLEU), G.Y.Sekar (BSNLEU), A.Subramanyan (SEWA BSNL), V.Sudaram (AIOBC BSNL), A.Duraikannu (BSNLMS) and Rajendran (FNTOBEA) conducted the proceedings. The meeting was attended by moe than 1000 workers. A large number of women comrades were present as usual. Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President, BSNLEU, R.Venkitaraman, President, TEPU, V.Subburaman, General Secretary, TEPU, R.Ravindran, General Secretary, SEWA BSNL, P.Andiappan, General Secretary, FNTOBEA, Beema Rao, GS NFTBE, Punitha Udayakumar, All India Vice-President, BSNLEUCircle Secretries K.Govinda Raj (BSNLEU), J.Vijayakumar (TEPU), Murugu Tamilarasu (SEWA BSNL) Kirubhandum (BSNLMS), E.Prabhakaran (AIOBC BSNL)R.Kothandan (FNTOBEA) Mouli. Co-ord, inator NFTBE and other leaders attended /addressed.

The meeting was a clear declaration that Chennai Circle will get a good majority in the verification and will strengthen United Forum and BSNLEU further.