The severe power cut crisis reported across Tamil Nadu has drawn sharp criticism from TVK’s own ally, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), with State Secretary P. Shanmugam, accusing the TVK government of failing to effectively manage the state’s power infrastructure.
Speaking at an event, Shanmugam said the recurring and prolonged outages had caused immense hardship to the public and urged the government to address the issue on a war-footing basis.
Referring to widespread complaints from residents across the state, he alleged that people were being subjected to erratic and unpredictable power supply at a time of intense summer heat.
“For the last two days, people have been suffering immensely. I didn’t expect the power cuts to be this bad. There are power cuts throughout the night, and people do not know when electricity will come or go. Power comes suddenly and goes suddenly. But when it goes, the outage lasts for a very long time, while power is restored only for a short duration. It has been terrible like this for the past two days.”
Shanmugam questioned how ordinary citizens could cope without uninterrupted electricity and pointed to the growing number of complaints and protests being reported from different parts of Tamil Nadu.
“Can people live without electricity? Power cuts are a serious problem. We can see from the various reports emerging from across the state that people are facing tremendous hardship. Protests are being held in several places demanding a solution to the power cut issue.”
The CPI(M) leader also alleged that the Electricity Department and local Electricity Board offices were failing to provide proper responses to public grievances regarding outages. According to him, the continuing power cuts had severely affected households, small-scale industries, commercial establishments, and students travelling to schools and colleges.
While acknowledging that the TVK government had assumed office only recently, Shanmugam stressed that electricity was a basic necessity that required immediate attention.
“Even though the new government has just come to power and it has only been around 30 days since it was sworn in, when it comes to basic necessities such as electricity, the Tamil Nadu government must intervene urgently and find a solution to the power cut problem.”
Calling for immediate corrective measures, Shanmugam urged the government to strengthen electricity infrastructure, improve maintenance works, and implement a permanent solution to the recurring power outage crisis that has sparked public anger and protests across the state.
மின்சாரம் போன்ற அத்தியாவசிய சேவைகளில் பாதிப்பு ஏற்படும் போது, தமிழ்நாடு அரசு போர்க்கால அடிப்படையில் தலையிட்டு, மின்வெட்டுப் பிரச்சனை உள்ளிட்டு நிரந்தரத் தீர்வு காண வேண்டும். pic.twitter.com/WPU2BemMMW
— Shanmugam P (@Shanmugamcpim) June 11, 2026
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