BJP leader Annamalai launched a scathing attack on the ruling DMK government at a street-corner public meeting held at Kudiyathur in the Thondamuthur assembly constituency of Coimbatore on Friday (13 March 2026) evening, calling on voters to “strike down and throw out” the DMK administration that he accused of destroying law and order in the state.
Addressing a large gathering that included a significant number of women and mothers, Annamalai declared: “The DMK government that has ruined law and order must be thrown out. Under DMK rule, no one is safe – not a toddler, not a student, not an elderly woman.”
Women’s Safety at the Centre of Attack
Annamalai trained his sharpest guns on the DMK government’s handling of crimes against women, citing a series of recent incidents including the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Thoothukudi who had just finished her Class 12 examinations. He noted that the girl had scored 495 out of 500 marks in her Class 10 board examinations and had dreams of becoming a doctor.
“Her parents went to the police station at 8:30 to file a missing complaint. The officer refused to register it and asked them to go to the Women’s Police Station. By the next afternoon, her body was found – sexually assaulted and strangled. This is law and order under DMK,” Annamalai said, his voice breaking with emotion.
He further cited government statistics presented at a press conference by senior Tamil Nadu police officials, stating that 8,008 murders and 2,080 rape cases were recorded in the state over the past five years, and that crimes against children below 18 years had touched 39,900 cases amounting to 22 children victimised every single day.
“DMK ministers stand up and say law and order is excellent in Tamil Nadu. Law and order is a laughing stock – it is a street joke,” he thundered.
Financial Assistance Claims
During the speech, Annamalai referred to welfare payments announced by the DMK government and financial assistance programmes implemented in other states. He mentioned that the Tamil Nadu government had transferred ₹5,000 to women beneficiaries under a state scheme and cited examples of cash benefits provided in BJP-governed states.
“They gave ₹20 per day and borrowed ₹150 per day in your name as debt. That is what they call the Dravidian Model of Governance,” he said, drawing loud cheers from the crowd.
“Central Schemes Must Reach the People”
Annamalai also accused the DMK government of deliberately blocking Central government welfare schemes from reaching Tamil Nadu’s citizens, citing the stalling of the PM Awas Yojana housing scheme in the state.
“Prime Minister Modi said in Tiruchirappalli – I want every poor family to have a home. But Tamil Nadu is the only state blocking these houses from reaching its rural poor. Your tax money, your schemes, the DMK government is standing in the way,” he charged.
He urged voters to bring the NDA to power so that Central government funds and schemes flow “without any obstruction” to the people of Tamil Nadu. “That is the only reason we are holding these street-corner meetings across the state,” he added.
EPS Must Be Chief Minister, Says Annamalai
Annamalai concluded his speech with a strong endorsement of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palanisami as the NDA’s Chief Ministerial candidate, stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had personally expressed confidence in EPS to lead Tamil Nadu in 2026.
“Brother Edappadi Palanisami must become Chief Minister again. The day NDA comes to power, Central schemes will flow freely, corruption will end, and Tamil Nadu will once again be a state where every woman, every child, and every family is safe,” he declared.
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