Residents in Tamil Nadu took to reminiscing the erstwhile DMK government of 2006-11 as simultaneous power outages were reported in several parts of Tamil Nadu.
Power cuts were reported from different districts since 8 pm on Wednesday (April 21, 2022). In some areas, the power outage laster for more than 2 hours.
In Cuddalore district, power was cut off from 8 pm in several areas including Nellikuppam, Panruti and Virudhachalam.
Power outages lasted for more than an hour in Karaikudi, Devakottai and Tirupattur areas.
In Karur, Puliyur, Gandhigramam and Vengamedu power cut lasted for 45 minutes. Elsewhere in Karur, power outages lasted for 1-1.5 hours.
In Tiruvannamalai district, several villages in Arani Town and surrounding areas including Sevur, Gunnathur, Kannamangalam and Kalampur power was off for 2 hours. There were similar power outages in Vandavasi, Seiyar and Polur.
The power outage lasted for 2 hours in various parts of Kanyakumari district including Nagercoil, Konam and Parvathipuram.
Many on social media pointed out that the power outage is typical of the DMK regime in Tamil Nadu and started the trend #Powercut_DMK.
Twitter trend #Powercut_Dmk pic.twitter.com/nrlE5ayc0m
— 🇮🇳 கட்டெறும்பு 🚩 (@katterumpu) April 21, 2022
My family selfie last night
Left to Right (Me, My mother, My father, My friend)#Powercut_Dmk pic.twitter.com/2BRT79fsEF
— இந்தா வாயின்கோ – Take That (@indhavaainko) April 21, 2022
#Powercut_Dmk
Inseparable duo – Powercut and DMK Government! pic.twitter.com/jLOBmTqnCc— Venk At (@VenkaTweetesh) April 21, 2022
ஒரு லட்சம் விவசாயிகளுக்கு புதிய மின் இணைப்பு கொடுத்ததாக அளந்து விடும் மின்வெட்டு முன்னேற்றத்துறை அமைச்சர், அதற்கான மின்சார உற்பத்தியை அதிகரித்தாரா ?#Powercut_Dmk
— Selva Kumar (@Selvakumar_IN) April 21, 2022
Popular political satire handle Indha Vaainko had even come out with a song taking a jibe on powercuts being a hallmark of the DMK government.
Facing backlash from the public, the Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji blamed the Central Government for the powercuts.
He said that about 750 MW of power that was to come from the central grid to the southern states was suddenly cut off last night.
“To overcome the power shortage in some places, the production capacity of the Tamil Nadu Electrcity Board was increased and action was taken to purchase power from private players. Thus the situation in the urban areas was immediately rectified. Measures have been taken to improve the situation in rural areas in the next 15 minutes.”, he had tweeted.
இன்றிரவு மத்திய தொகுப்பில் இருந்து தென் மாநிலங்களுக்கு வழங்கப்படும் மின்சாரம் சுமார் 750 MW திடீரென தடைபட்டது.
இதன் காரணமாக சில இடங்களில் ஏற்பட்ட மின்பற்றாக்குறையை சமாளிக்க
நமது வாரியத்தின் உற்பத்தித்திறனை உடனடியாக அதிகரித்தும் (1/2)— V.Senthilbalaji (@V_Senthilbalaji) April 20, 2022
Last time when power cuts in the state made news, the DMK Minister blamed squirrels Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji gave a shocking response that squirrels that run over electric lines are to blame to blame for the frequent power outages.
தமிழ்நாட்டில் மின் கம்பிகளில் அணில் ஓடுவதால் மின் தடை ஏற்படுகிறது. @V_Senthilbalaji 🙏 pic.twitter.com/aInCTdPcC2
— Singai G Ramachandran (@RamaAIADMK) June 22, 2021
(With inputs from News18 Tamil Nadu)
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