DMK created thousands of fake voters: EPS
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Virudhunagar: AIADMK general secretary
Edappadi K Palaniswami
on Friday launched a scathing attack on the DMK govt over alleged voter list manipulation, and said the Election Commission must act impartially.
Speaking in Sattur in Virudhunagar district as part of his Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom campaign, EPS took on minister Durai Murugan over his recent comment that EPS was silent on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. "It's they (DMK) who have created thousands of fake voters. It was only after court intervened that 27,779 names were removed in R K Nagar, 12,085 in Perambur, and thousands more in constituencies like Thiru Nagar," he said.
He also addressed the people in Virudhunagar, and Aruppukottai.
Continuing his attack on the law and order situation, Palaniswami said six policemen were killed in the last six months. "If this is the state of police, what protection do ordinary citizens have," he said in Virudhunagar. He said crimes against women were also increasing. "In Tiruvallur alone, there were 11 cases of sexual assault in 20 days. Should this kind of governance continue," he said.
He hit out at the govt for the delay in the Virudhunagar–Sattur–Aruppukottai combined drinking water scheme to draw water from the Thamirabarani river.
Earlier, Palaniswami held consultations with industrial representatives from Sivakasi and surrounding areas at a hall in the town. Manufacturers from the fireworks, matchbox, printing, and calendar industries, members of Paper Merchants Association, and representatives from logistics firms attended.
Industry leaders raised concerns over increasing regulations, rising input costs, and declining profit margins. EPS assured them that the AIADMK would remain a strong voice for industrial workers and owners. On the growing legal restrictions on traditional fireworks citing pollution concerns, Palaniswami expressed hope that Supreme Court 'takes a good decision on this matter.'
Fireworks manufacturers requested him to facilitate more centralised certification of crackers and reduce delays caused by multiple agencies.
"We are not against regulation, but we need a single-window clearance system," they said. Palaniswami assured them that the party would take up this issue in the assembly. Matchbox manufacturers urged him to advocate for a special subsidy package or a raw material bank for traditional industries.
EPS promised to earmark a revival fund for small and medium manufacturing units when AIADMK comes into power.
He also promised support for the calendar printing industry to take on the digital shift. EPS visited a fireworks unit and calendars manufacturing unit and interacted with the workers. Later in the evening, he addressed the public in Sattur, Virudhunagar, and Aruppukottai as part of his as part of his campaign.
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