TN govt is missing in action, says Stalin
DMK working president MK Stalin said on Tuesday the AIADMK dispensation is at the mercy of the BJP and the Centre.
He added that the state was losing out because of the periodic visits of leaders of both the factions of the ruling party to “pay obeisance” to BJP leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.
In a blistering attack on the AIADMK government, Stalin said there seemed to be no government in the state at all as the AIADMK was busy elsewhere.
The AIADMK made history in May 2016 after it managed to return to power under the leadership of J Jayalalithaa by breaking a three-decade long cycle of antiincumbency. But a bitter power tussle broke out after Jayalalithaa’s death in December 2016 and the party split into two factions.
One camp — AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) — was headed by former chief minister O Panneerselvam and the AIADMK (Amma) under E Palaniswami, a VK Sasikala loyalist. Both the camps agreed to merge but have failed to bridge their differences over demands that Sasikala, a long-time aide of Jayalalithaa, and her nephew Dinakaran are ousted from the party.
“One year has passed with no achievement. The government has only set a record in scams. They have emptied the treasury,” Stalin said in a hard-hitting statement, adding that “this government came to power with a vote difference of a mere 1.1%”.
No investor is willing to come forward to invest in the state due to the misgovernance that marks one year of the AIADMK rule under three chief ministers — Jayalalithaa, Panneerselvam and Palaniswami — Stalin said.