AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister M.K. Stalin during his public outreach campaign “Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom” in Tiruvarur district, which is the hometown of Karunanidhi, MK Stalin’s father. Addressing a gathering near the old bus stand in Tiruvarur, EPS accused the DMK government of spending four years focused on image-building through photo-ops rather than delivering tangible benefits to the people.
Mocking Stalin’s frequent self-praise as the ‘super CM’, Palaniswami asked, “Stalin constantly says, ‘I am the super Chief Minister in India, a role model CM for India.’ In what? For looting, what else makes you a super Chief Minister?”
He challenged the Chief Minister to openly list the welfare schemes implemented during his tenure, stating, “Just think, has any project been brought to the Nannilam assembly constituency in Tiruvarur district? After I finish speaking, I’ll list all the projects that we brought. If the DMK Chief Minister Stalin comes to this area, tell the people what you have done for them. If you have the guts, courage, and strength, tell us what you’ve done in your rule! Why were you elected? To serve the people, to benefit the people! But you’ve done nothing. Four years have just rolled by. He’ll come neatly dressed, a photoshoot will be done for TV, and that picture will be shown, and the story for that day ends there. He’s spent four years like this. He’s spent four years just on photoshoots!”
Then EPS also ridiculed Stalin’s rebranding tactics under various schemes such as ‘Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin’ and ‘Mudhalvarin Mugavari’, claiming they were simply old projects with new labels meant to mislead the public. He asserted that Stalin’s only significant move was appointing his son Udhayanidhi Stalin as Deputy Chief Minister, calling it a decision made to “embellish his family’s position” rather than benefit the people.
EPS said, “He gives names – he’s a master of naming things. For example, ‘Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin,’ and ‘Mudhalvarin Mugavari Scheme.’ All these ‘Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin’ schemes are just the same things rebranded, confusing the people. That’s the achievement of this government. He has achieved a great feat, he has made Udhayanidhi Stalin the Deputy Chief Minister. He’s decorating his family by making Udhayanidhi Stalin the Deputy Chief Minister. This is Stalin’s achievement; there are no other achievements.”
Highlighting AIADMK’s track record, EPS stated, “As far as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is concerned, our party is the people’s party. The AIADMK government was your government. That’s why the AIADMK government, by accepting the voice of the people and implementing schemes according to their wishes, earned the goodwill of the people. Today, wherever you go in Tamil Nadu, people will say, ‘The AIADMK government did this, they achieved that.’ But ask them what the DMK government has done? They’ll say, ‘They looted!’ The AIADMK government worked for the welfare of the people, while the DMK government is a government that has looted the people. That’s what they’ll say.”
Palaniswami concluded by affirming AIADMK’s identity as a people-centric party, contrasting it with what he called the DMK’s self-serving governance.
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