AIADMK co-coordinator and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday claimed that the DMK government, under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, had not implemented any schemes for the welfare of the people in the 11 months since coming to power.
Mr. Stalin was only hankering after publicity, and there was no benefit for the people of the State under the DMK’s rule, he alleged.
After unveiling a bust of late AIADMK Minister A. Pappa Sundaram at Valayapatti village in Kulithalai taluk on his first death anniversary, Mr. Palaniswami claimed that the people had only been seeing videos of Mr. Stalin having tea in a stall or working out at a gym or having food in someone’s house during the last 11 months, and wondered what the DMK government had actually done for the welfare of the people.
Claiming that Tamil Nadu was on the path of progress and development under the erstwhile AIADMK regime, he said people’s aspirations were being met back then. The AIADMK frequently introduced new schemes and addressed basic needs at the village level, he said.
Highlighting the schemes implemented by the AIADMK government for various sectors, Mr. Palaniswami said farmers were facing hardship under the DMK rule. Paddy farmers could not sell their produce at the procurement centres, and even if they could, they were having to pay bribes for each bag, he claimed.
He alleged that the government was scrapping good schemes brought in by the AIADMK, including the Amma clinics. He claimed that there was no safety for the people of the State, especially women, under the DMK’s rule.
AIADMK founder M.G. Ramachandran and late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa put a full-stop to dynastic rule in Tamil Nadu, and both leaders made efforts towards the development of the State and worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people, he said.
Former Minister and the party’s Karur district secretary M.R. Vijayabaskar, senior functionaries and cadre participated in the function.
