Edappadi K Palaniswami, the Leader of Opposition, has condemned the shocking sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by her teachers in Krishnagiri district. He slammed the DMK government, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, for failing to ensure the safety of girl students in government education institutions ¹.Palaniswami demanded that the government take full responsibility for the incident and that the CM apologize to the people of the state for failing to guarantee the safety of female students. He also called for maximum punishment for the three persons arrested for the assault.
Interestingly, when Palaniswami previously raised concerns about the safety of female students in government institutions, DMK ministers accused him of creating panic. Now, Palaniswami is asking what they have to say about this incident.