The 8th TN State Conference of the Party was held on October 9-10 at Pudukottai, where the party is waging a militant struggle against land grab for a liquor factory. Comrade Ramasami, Central Control Commission member, hoisted the red flag. Comrade Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary, CPI(ML), addressed the open session, holding the UPA Government responsible for inviting the US crisis onto Indian soil; failing to check communal violence and terrorism; and witch-hunting minorities in the name of anti-terror laws. Comrade Balasundaram, CCM also addressed the open session. Comrades D P Bakshi, S Kumarasami, PBMs and Comrade Malleswar Rao, CCM and Central Observer for the conference, and Comrade Balasubramaniam were also present in the meeting.

The conference elected a 23-member State Committee, with Comrade Balasundaram as State Secretary. The conference resolved to organize demonstration against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka on October. The conference demanded the scrapping of nuke deal, safety and security of minority communities from the attacks of the saffron brigade, and ban on Bajrang Dal, VHP and Hindu Munnani. The conference resolved to mobilise against the Karunanidhi govt, which failed to fulfil the promises it made during elections regarding 2 acres land for agrarian poor, 5 cent house site patta for the rural and the urban poor, Trade Union Recognition Act and organize rallies and demonstrations at the dist level. The Conference resolved to take up a campaign against the Karunanidhi and Manmohan governments on the above issues in November and December.