Opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami has called on the Tamil Nadu government to urgently fill the position of a full-time Director General of Police (DGP), citing a sharp deterioration in the state’s law-and-order situation.
With a contempt plea before the Supreme Court of India over the delayed appointment, Palaniswami urged the government to “free the police from political interference” and restore public confidence.
Palaniswami accused the administration of presiding over what he termed a “complete collapse” of safety, alleging a steep rise in serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, sexual offences and robbery across the state.
The veteran legislator stressed that without a permanent head at the helm of the police force, efforts to rebuild public trust and ensure accountability would falter.