Salem, Nov 12:
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday termed the six-month rule of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government a period of “misery” for Tamil Nadu, accusing Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay of running a “reels government” while failing to maintain law and order, check inflation, or fulfil poll promises.
Addressing reporters at Sankagiri and Edappadi in Salem district, Palaniswami alleged that murders, robberies, ganja circulation, and crimes against women had surged unchecked, citing the daylight murder near Greenways Road in Chennai and the recent killing of a Special Sub-Inspector in Theni. He further criticised the administration over abrupt industrial closuresāclaiming 467 factories had been shut down without grace periods, affecting 1.5 lakh workers and driving investments to neighbouring statesāand alleged rampant bribery across government offices alongside skyrocketing rice prices.
Palaniswami also questioned the Chief Minister’s silence on Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s remarks asserting that Karnataka needed no permission to construct the Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery, demanding that the state secure its Supreme Court-mandated 177.25 TMC water share and initiate strict legal action against ruling party MLAs accused of assaulting a petitioner and harassing a woman District Collector.