TN CM MK Stalin rejects Delhi's control over Tamil Nadu; says Dravidian model has people's mandate and will continue beyond 2026
SALEM:
Tamil Nadu
cheif minister M.K. Stalin said during a government event in Salem on Thursday that proud Tamils will never let New Delhi rule the state.
'The people endorse a Dravidian model government that can uplift Tamil Nadu despite obstacles and steer through difficulties.
This support will persist in 2026, just as it is currently,' CM Stalin said.
He was responding to Union Home Minister
Amit Shah
's recent remarks during his Madurai visit, where Shah accused the DMK government of altering Union government schemes and preventing the public from receiving benefits.
Stalin countered the claims by saying, 'However, the reality is that the state government is allocating additional funds, contending that the drinking water and housing construction initiatives cannot advance with the budget provided by the Union government.'
He added that the state government is funding over 50 percent of the cost for projects that are named after the Prime Minister. Quoting a line from the film Padayappa, Stalin remarked that just as the groom in the film wears a shirt that belongs to someone else, the state is also financing Union government projects.
He further accused the Union government of trying to suppress and undermine Tamil Nadu's heritage.
Stalin also criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K.
Palaniswami (EPS), stating that the Leader of the Opposition has aligned himself with Delhi and lacks the courage to question them.
'The public is rejecting their coalition because they are marginalising Tamil Nadu with anti-Tamil Nadu sentiments and ideologies,' Stalin asserted, adding that the AIADMK and its allies are forming alliances just to safeguard their positions.
He went on to say that when the rights of Tamil Nadu were taken away, the AIADMK and its allies remained silent and did not object to what he termed as the BJP's indirect rule in the state.
'Even now, Amit Shah is openly declaring that the BJP will form a coalition, yet he (EPS) stays silent, putting his own selfish interests first,' Stalin claimed, adding that EPS has betrayed his own party. He concluded by saying the public is well aware and will not be misled into accepting EPS again.
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