EPS enacting ‘social justice drama’ for polls, says Stalin

DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday accused Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami of enacting social justice drama for elections. Taking a veiled dig at the CM for passing a Bill enabling the provision of 10.5 per cent compartmental reservation for Vanniyars, Stalin said that social justice could not be secured by making half-baked announcements in the end of the tenure.

Speaking at the conclusion of Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin meeting in Kottivakkam near here, Stalin said, “The BJP led union government has snatched all the rights of

OBCs in education and Central government jobs. Chief Minister Palaniswami has not issued even a single statement against that. He was unable to stop the plot to deny Central government jobs to OBCs, but he is enacting a social justice drama during election time. People should realise that he staged farmer drama and now social justice drama for elections.”

“Social justice cannot be protected by making halfbaked announcements ahead of election. Social justice would be ensured for all after DMK forms government,” Stalin said, before reiterating that a separate department would be formed for scrutinising and redressing the grievances submitted to him during the UTS campaign.

Slamming the CM for criticising him during the campaign, the DMK president listed out the various schemes implemented for Chennai during the DMK regime and said, “Palaniswami says Stalin can make any claim because he is not in power. If so, why does he implement everything I say.”

Accusing the CM of making false promises for electoral gains, Stalin said that Palaniswami was making announcements, forgetting that he is the Chief Minister. “He has no conviction over the promises and announcements he makes. He has never had it,” Stalin remarked.