TMC (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan urged the Tamil Nadu government to extend the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS) benefits to panchayat secretaries. He highlighted ongoing protests by panchayat secretaries demanding TAPS benefits and a minimum pension of ₹15,000. Vasan criticized the government for not addressing these demands, which he stated are disrupting village-level administration, and called for immediate talks ahead of the Pongal festival.