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New Indian Express
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- New Indian Express
‘Ungaludan Stalin' an election strategy by DMK to gain votes, says Palaniswami
MAYILADUTHURAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said the 'Ungaludan Stalin' scheme, inaugurated by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday, is nothing but an election gimmick by the DMK to gain votes. Otherwise why would he (Stalin) create such a scheme just before the election and not during the entire four years the DMK was in power, Palaniswami questioned while addressing a gathering at Sirkazhi during his statewide campaign, 'Urimaiyai Meetpom Makkalai Kaapom'. He said the DMK itself 'has accepted that it has failed to mitigate people's problems' during the last four years. He said, 'Stalin went from street-to-street, house-to-house during the election, collecting petitions from people. Now, he has initiated a scheme where people can file petitions. What happened to the petitions he collected? The DMK itself has accepted that it has failed to mitigate people's issues.' Responding to Stalin's comment that the AIADMK is allying with a 'religious party' (the BJP), Palaniswami questioned Stalin: 'How is the BJP a religious party only when it allies with the AIADMK?' He held up a photograph of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi sitting beside late BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee (former PM) when they were allies.
New Indian Express
7 hours ago
- New Indian Express
65 per cent of petitions at ‘Ungaludan Stalin' camps in Chennai are for KMUT
CHENNAI: Over 65% of petitions received at the 'Ungaludan Stalin' camps held in the city on Thursday were for inclusion in the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (KMUT) scheme, according to the Greater Chennai Corporation. According to a report, 12,891 petitions were received at the camps, which included inclusion in KMUT scheme (8,614), patta transfers (1,002), pensions (657), and address change in ration cards (600), among others. A visit to these camps showed that while thousands were visiting the camps, poor crowd management resulted in many of them waiting there for a large part of their day. On Thursday, Ungaludan Stalin camps were held in six zones - Madhavaram, Royapuram, Ambattur, Kodambakkam, Perungudi, and Sholinganallur. When TNIE visited the Sholinganallur camp, a large crowd was seen at the registration desk after which people were directed to the counters of the respective departments, where they had to submit their application with proofs. Many people stated that the process was taking hours. At noon, Ambika Devi, who arrived to get a correction done on her Aadhaar, said, 'After this, I have to also apply for KMUT and for patta. My husband is in the hospital and I have to rush there after this.'
The Hindu
14 hours ago
- The Hindu
Stalin is using government machinery for political gain, Says Edappadi K Palaniswami
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday accused Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of misusing government machinery and staff to further his political agenda ahead of the elections. Speaking at a public meeting in Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai district, as part of his 'Urimaiyai Meetpom, Makkalai Kappom' campaign, Mr. Palaniswami criticised the timing and intent behind the 'Ungaludan Stalin' outreach programme, calling it a 'gimmick' designed for votes. 'Just one year before the elections, Mr. Stalin is resorting to gimmicks using government machinery. Government employees are helping him in this campaign,' he alleged, referring to the 'Ungaludan Stalin' scheme. 'This is not how a Chief Minister should function.' Questioning the intent behind the scheme, Mr. Palaniswami said, 'Why is he collecting grievances after four years? The scheme claims to address 46 different issues—Mr. Stalin is indirectly accepting that there are unresolved problems. Why now? This is nothing but a vote-seeking exercise.' He also criticised the ideological inconsistency within the DMK-led alliance. 'Mr. Stalin says his is an ideological alliance. Do VCK or Congress share the same ideology? Every party in their coalition follows different ideologies. Worse, they've compromised their principles for the DMK's sake. People see through it, and alliance leaders should be careful when they face the public.' Responding to Mr. Stalin's criticism on the Katchatheevu issue, Mr. Palaniswami said, 'It was during the tenure of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu and the Congress government at the Centre that Katchatheevu was ceded. Back then, when they were in power and in alliance, they didn't care about fishermen. Now they are pretending to be their saviours.' On the Chief Minister's recent remark that Mr. Palaniswami is afraid, the AIADMK leader replied, 'I am a farmer. I have nothing to fear. You should fear the TASMAC scam, where ₹10 is taken from every bottle. At least ₹15 crore is looted every day, which amounts to over ₹5,000 crore a year. So, who really has something to fear?' Reasserting AIADMK's record in protecting farmers' interests, Mr. Palaniswami said it was his government that declared the delta region a protected agricultural zone. 'No one, not even Mr. Stalin, can take away people's land here. That is our achievement,' he said. Referring to the allegations of M. Sundaresan, DSP of the Prohibition Enforcement Wing in Mayiladuthurai, that he was being harassed by seniors, Mr Palaniswami said under the DMK honest and decorated officers are being ill-treated. He condemned the taking away of the DSP's official vehicle. 'If this is how law enforcement officers are treated, how can they effectively curb the spread of illicit liquor and other addictive substances,' he asked.
