AIADMK cadre protest against drug menace in Tamil Nadu, condemn DMK’s ‘inaction’
Stating that availability and spread of drugs in the State was affecting youngsters, and condemning the DMK government for failing to take action to curb the drug menace, AIADMK cadre staged a demonstration at Veerappanchatiram in Erode on Monday.
In the wake of recent incidents involving the confiscation of illegal drugs such as methamphetamine and ganja across the State, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami had, on Sunday, asked whether Tamil Nadu was a wholesale godown of illegal drugs.
Led by AIADMK MLAs K.A. Sengottaiyan and K.C. Karuppannan, the protesters claimed that narcotic substances were easily available across the State. They said the AIADMK has been raising this issue for the past three years. School and college students were being affected due to drugs, they alleged, and blamed the government for its inaction. “The involvement of a DMK functionary K. Jaffer Sadiq who is the mastermind behind the ₹2,000 crore drug case, is a shock to the people of the State,” the protesters said and added that the State has become a haven for drug smugglers.
The protesters also said the law and order situation had deteriorated completely in the State. They raised slogans condemning the DMK government. Cadres in large numbers, including women, took part.
AIADMK cadre staged demonstrations in Salem and Namakkal districts against the DMK government. In Salem, the cadre gathered at Fort Maiden and raised slogans against the government.
“Without hiking taxes and controlling the price of essential commodities, AIADMK ruled the State,” he said. Former minister Thangamani led the demonstration in Namakkal.