But Achuthanandan had his own take. “For decades, the Tatas hogged almost all the land here, running a parallel government in this town. Even the local panchayat and government departments had to beg for land to set up offices, bus stands or basic civic amenities. Everyone here, big and small, had to plead with the Tatas to be allowed even to draw electricity connections. They had even admitted in an affidavit to the High Court that they had been selling grabbed government land in pieces,” he alleged.
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