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“This Is The Maximum We Can Do, We Have To Accept Nature’s Fury”, Says Velachery Congress MLA Aasan Maulana, Netizens Slam His Apathy

December 6, 2023
The Commune

Velachery is one of the worst affected localities following the Cyclone Michaung that showered massive rain in the city of Chennai from 3 December 2023 until the night of 4 December 2023.

While the residents of the locality are grappling with the severe water inundation forcing them to be cut off from other parts of the city with no access to food and essential supplies, here is what the MLA of Velachery, Congress member Aasan Maulana had to say in an interview with Aadhan TV.

When the interviewer asks him about the incident at Five Furlong Road which falls in the nearby constituency, he says, “When such heavy rains occur, these incidents will happen. All this is very ordinary when it comes to nature’s fury. We have to accept it as it is. When the height of the Velachery lake was increased, the excess water will naturally inundate the other areas. We have to accept it.”

The interviewer then asks him about the relief measures comparing 2015 and present day scenario and also asks if one can learn lessons from the present and take necessary action in the future to do better. The MLA replied, “No, no, we cannot do that. This is the maximum we can do. Water is flowing to the sea but if the sea doesn’t receive the water what can we do? This is the maximum we can do, nothing more than this.”

It is noteworthy that the videos and images of inundation that went viral on the internet were mainly from Velachery area. Here are some of those.

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