DMK has not fulfilled its poll promises, it is misleading people: Vasan
Speaking to media persons, he said the DMK had not kept its promises, but it was lying that it had fulfilled 90% of them made in 2021. The people were intelligent, and were waiting to show their disappointment against the present regime through the ballot.
The TMC leader, who is part of the AIADMK-BJP combine, said closer to the general elections to be held in Tamil Nadu in mid-2026, more parties would join them with the sole objective of defeating the DMK. The victory of the AIADMK and the allies was crucial to save the State from the clutches of the DMK, he added.
On the law and order front, Mr. Vasan said the State had earned the distinction for lawlessness. Not a day passed without a grave crime being reported. Caste killings, crimes against women and the rise in POCSO Act cases showed that the State 'is not safe at all, especially the southern districts'.
He said the 10-day-long protest by the conservancy workers of Greater Chennai Corporation was yet another classic example of the failed governance of the DMK. 'Is this the way to treat the working class?,' he asked, adding that the people were agitated over the manner in which the Ministers handled the issue. Many locations in Chennai stank. The anti-incumbency wave had already set in,' he claimed.
Condemning the property tax scam in Madurai Corporation, he said police should unravel the truth and conduct the investigation in a fair and transparent manner.
He said only when the Tamil Nadu government extended its cooperation to the Union government, the State would benefit in every sphere. For this to happen, the AIADMK-BJP front should come to power and the TMC would work towards achieving this goal, he added.
Later, former MP and senior party leader N.S.V. Chithan, former MLA K.S.K. Rajendran and other functionaries from the southern districts participated in a meeting presided over by Mr. Vasan.
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