Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji chaired a review meeting on power supply and maintenance at Kotturpuram, Chennai a few days ago. He was also joined by Health Minister Ma Subramanian.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Minister Ma. Subramanian who was addressing the question of frequent power cuts in the state said that tolerance level of the people has decreased and even if the power supply is cut off for half an hour, the electrical workers are being harassed by incessant phone calls.
This has caused a stir with people from different quarters saying that the DMK is trying to blame the people for its inefficient administration and faults.
Political Commentator and prominent YouTuber Maridhas took a dig saying if the DMK’s next in line dynast Udhyanidhi Stalin would be able to sleep at 11 PM in the night without power. “You can’t even fix the problem of power outage and you’re talking about people’s tolerance?”, Maridhas lashed out in his social media.
மக்களிடம் சகிப்புத்தன்மை குறைந்துவிட்டது. மின்வெட்டு ஏற்பட்டால் மக்கள் பொறுமை இல்லாமல் போன் செய்கிறார்கள்-திமுக அமைச்சர் பேச்சு.
இரவு 11க்கு உதயநிதி குடும்பம் மின்சாரம் இல்லாமல் தூங்குமா? மின் தடையைச் சரி செய்ய வக்கு இல்லை மக்கள் சகிப்புத் தன்மையைப் பற்றி கேள்வி எழுப்புகிறீர்?
— Maridhas🇮🇳 (@MaridhasAnswers) June 29, 2021
Ever since the DMK came to power, Tamil Nadu has been witnessing frequent power outages reminding people of the earlier regime of the DMK during 2006-11 when the state was plunged into darkness with 12-16 hour power cuts.
Frequent power cuts along with high power bills after the new DMK government came to power has caused resentment among people.
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