Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder and president Thol. Thirumavalavan announced that the party would organise State-wide demonstrations against the Union government for its alleged failure to support the flood-affected people of Tamil Nadu with additional release of funds and for “undermining democracy” by passing a recent legislation to regulate the appointment of Election Commissioners.
In a statement issued on Monday, Mr. Thirumavalavan highlighted the damage caused by unprecedented rain earlier this month in Chennai and later in the Southern districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, and Kanniyakumari.
Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi initially offered full support to the State, he alleged that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other BJP leaders were focussing on defaming the Tamil Nadu government, which he said was doing good work in flood relief.
