In the wake of 1 November call of 6 Left parties, the Left in Tamil Nadu organized several campaigns and protests. On 5 December, State secretaries D. Pandian, G. Ramakirshnan, Balasundaram, Rengasamy of CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and SUCI(C) respectively jointly declared the commencement of the campaign in a well-attended Press Conference held in Chennai. On 8 December, the opening day of the campaign, a protest demonstration was held in Chennai, near Valluvar Kottam.
On 9 December, an impressive roadside Dharna was held in Maduarai. Madurai City Secretary of CPI(M) presided over the program. CPI and CPI(M) legislators comrades Gunasegaran and Annadurai and the CPI(ML) state secretary were the main speakers. On 14 December, a convention took place in Villupuram. District leaders of the CPI(M), SUCI and CPI, as well as Com. A S Kumar, Party state committee member and district secretary M. Venkatesan participated in the convention.
In Salem, a well-attended mass meeting was organized, where leaders of various Left parties participated. In Dindigul, one of the oldest centres of the Left in Tamil Nadu, a protest demonstration was held on 15 December. In Pudukkottai district, joint street corner meetings and motor cycle jathas were held in 5 blocks. Joint fund collection also took place in Kandarvakkottai. Street corner meetings, dharnas, and distribution of pamphlets took place in the Cuddalore, Namakkal, Erode, Virudhunagar, Tiruvallore Chennai, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Kanchipuram and Nagappattinam districts.
