Team Herald
PANJIM: Supriya Tari was voted out as sarpanch of the Sao Mathias Panchayat as the no-confidence against her was passed by 4-3 votes at a special meeting on Friday.
Panch members Marina Vaz, Rupesh Homkhandi, Shabdesh Mandrekar and Anuradha Volvoikar had served a no-confidence motion against Tari.
The panchayat has seven members. Other members besides Surpriya Tari are Swapnil Bhomkar and Prashant Harvalkar.
However, speaking to reporters Supriya Tari claimed that her name was written wrongly in the notice which was served to her by the panch members.
"My name is Supriya Sitaram Tari but the notice which was served to me has mentioned Supriya Raju Tari. I told the meeting that my name is written wrong and requested them not to adopt the motion. Extension Officer Jenu Naik called up the Block Development Officer (BDO) but he asked him to go ahead. I do not know why they went ahead but I have decided to pursue the matter legally," she said.
Supriya Tari was elected as sarpanch of the panchayat in 2022.