Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and general secretary of the AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, trained his guns at DMK’s A. Raja, T.N. Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, accusing them of corruption and blaming them for protecting drug smugglers in the State.
Speaking at an election rally in Udhagamandalam, Mr. Palaniswami said that Nilgiris Lok Sabha M.P., A. Raja, who is contesting again in the upcoming elections, had been accused in the ₹1.72 lakh crore 2G spectrum scam. “He is someone who was lodged in jail by the Congress government when both the Congress and DMK had an alliance. He can even commit fraud with things you cannot see [telecom spectrum], just as the DMK commit scams out of thin air,” said Mr. Palaniswami.
“We do not know whether he will be here [in the Nilgiris], or whether he will be there,” said Mr. Palaniswami, alluding to the Central Bureau of Investigation’s appeal against Mr. Raja’s acquittal in the 2G spectrum case.
