Sellur Raju slams DMK for Panthalkudi STP removal
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Madurai: AIA
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leader and former minister Sellur K Raju, on Monday, criticised the DMK govt for dismantling a Rs2.5 crore sewage treatment plant (STP) constructed during the previous
AIADMK
regime.
Addressing reporters here, Raju noted that the STP was built in 2020 to prevent untreated sewage from the Panthalkudi channel from entering the Vaigai river. "We built that plant to ensure that the Panthalkudi channel stayed clean. But now, in the name of the development of the Goripalayam flyover, they have scrapped it. This is not development—it's destruction," he said. The STP can treat 2 MLD per day, and recently the Madurai corporation allocated Rs1 crore to restore the facility after the flyover work is completed.
The former minister also pointed out that the Panthalkudi area is home to both Muslim communities and scheduled castes. "This govt even erected curtains so that the chief minister wouldn't see the polluted channel. After protests, they were removed, but the entire approach shows how disconnected this govt is from real civic needs," he added.
Drawing a political parallel, Raju recalled that the last time the DMK held a general council meeting in Madurai—in 1977—it was followed by a major electoral defeat in 1978 when MGR's AIADMK came to power.
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"History may repeat itself. The recent DMK meet in Madurai could turn out to be another political omen," he warned.
He also took jabs at the DMK's roadshow arrangements and traffic disruptions during the chief minister's visit, calling them artificially inflated shows of support. "If people truly believed in this govt, lakhs would have gathered without being herded," he said.
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