EPS's dream to form next govt won't come true: Nehru
Edappadi K Palaniswami
's dream of forming the next govt in the state will never come true, said municipal administration minister K N Nehru in Trichy on Sunday.
DMK
's alliance is in tact and CM
M K Stalin
is fulfilling the promises made to the people, he said, adding that DMK will return to power with Stalin at the helm after the 2026 assembly election.
"He (EPS) doesn't have any subject to speak, but our chief minister is leading our alliance smoothly. Nobody from our alliance met them (NDA), instead, leaders like OPS and from DMDK have met our CM," Nehru said after inaugurating new buses at Panjapur KKBT.
Stating that Palaniswami had come out of Salem after four years only now to meet the public, Nehru said people are happy with the state govt's initiatives including Ungaludan Stalin.
To a question on PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss's continuous criticism of DMK govt, Nehru said the PMK leader is being critical of DMK and CM to get himself recognised.
On PM Narendra Modi's yet another visit to the state, Nehru said, "We swept the general elections by winning all 40 constituencies when he (Modi) visited Tamil Nadu eight times before, so, we have nothing against his visit." The minister added that more commercial space would open in Panjapur KKBT within two months. Later, at the Trichy collector office, the minister distributed a financial assistance of Rs3 lakh each to the families of three victims of the road accident near Lalgudi on Saturday.
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