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New Indian Express
7 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Crop loan circular withdrawn after AIADMK petition: Edappadi K Palaniswami
TIRUCHY: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed it was after his party submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state withdrew the circular mandating submission of CIBIL scores to avail crop loans. After submitting the memorandum to Modi, DMK was left with no choice but to withdraw the circular, said Palaniswami, who was on the way to Sivagangai district as part of his campaign. He said during his campaign in the delta districts, farmers had consistently raised the issue. Palaniswami said the state remained unresponsive despite his repeated appeals on behalf of the farmers. 'However, after the petition was submitted to the Prime Minister, the state government quickly issued a circular on July 28, stating the existing procedures for providing crop loans to farmers would continue unchanged. We are glad that the government has finally listened to the farmers' demand,' he said Answering to the question on which all parties are part of the NDA, he said currently both the AIADMK and the BJP are part of the alliance. There are other parties allied with the BJP as well and the full list of allies will be clear when election approaches.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
DMK spent Rs 22 crore on ads without tenders: EPS
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday said that since launching the statewide tour titled 'Let us protect Tamil Nadu people and reclaim the state' from July 7, so far, he has covered 46 Assembly constituencies in 10 districts and would be continuing his visit in the coming days, meeting all sections of the people. In a statement, Palaniswami alleged that DMK government misuses public funds for personal image-building, citing Rs 22 crore spent on advertisements without tenders, and naming schemes after former CM M Karunanidhi. He described the DMK regime led by Chief Minister M K Stalin as a 'failure model government' which 'failed to fulfil the expectations of the people on all counts'. Palaniswami also said that the AIADMK has launched a new campaign titled 'Against DMK's Lies and Thefts – For Truth and Rights', calling upon the people of Tamil Nadu to submit report cards highlighting the failures of the DMK government. The AIADMK leader accused the DMK of running a family-dominated, anti-people, and dictatorial administration, which has failed to fulfil even 10% of its 525 poll promises while claiming 98% implementation. He also slammed the DMK for rising taxes, unaffordable construction costs, law and order deterioration and widespread drug abuse.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
DMK spent Rs 22 crore on ads without tenders: AIADMK gen sec EPS
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday said that since launching the statewide tour titled 'Let us protect Tamil Nadu people and reclaim the state' from July 7, so far, he has covered 46 Assembly constituencies in 10 districts and would be continuing his visit in the coming days, meeting all sections of the people. In a statement, Palaniswami alleged that DMK government misuses public funds for personal image-building, citing Rs 22 crore spent on advertisements without tenders, and naming schemes after former CM M Karunanidhi. He described the DMK regime led by Chief Minister M K Stalin as a 'failure model government' which 'failed to fulfil the expectations of the people on all counts'. Palaniswami also said that the AIADMK has launched a new campaign titled 'Against DMK's Lies and Thefts – For Truth and Rights', calling upon the people of Tamil Nadu to submit report cards highlighting the failures of the DMK government. The AIADMK leader accused the DMK of running a family-dominated, anti-people, and dictatorial administration, which has failed to fulfil even 10% of its 525 poll promises while claiming 98% implementation. He also slammed the DMK for rising taxes, unaffordable construction costs, law and order deterioration and widespread drug abuse.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
AIADMK can't stomach DMK's popularity: Nehru
Trichy: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami 's 'Uruttugalum Thiruttugalum' campaign must be referring to 10 years of his party's govt, said municipal administration minister K N Nehru in Trichy on Friday. In a rebuttal to the opposition leader's campaign, the DMK principal secretary said AIADMK is unable to stomach the increasing popularity of the DMK govt. Nehru was inspecting the Ungaludan Stalin camp organised for wards 51 and 52 at a wedding hall in Bhima Nagar. "He (EPS) may be referring to the bluffs of the 10 years of the previous AIADMK governance. AIADMK is scared of our new members' enrolment camps and approaching the court. They failed to utilise the opportunity given by the people during their term, but we are fulfilling our promises," he said. Nehru said that welfare schemes are being implemented one after the other by the DMK govt. "Our CM writes letters every week to the Union govt seeking funds for the state for Jal Jeevan scheme, school education department, and MGNREGA schemes," he added. Around 900 applications were submitted in the camp from two wards to avail the monthly financial assistance scheme for women family heads.
India Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Spin the wheel, scratch cards: AIADMK campaign targets MK Stalin's ‘Lies and Deceit'
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami launched a fresh political campaign under the slogan 'Save People, Retrieve Tamil Nadu', in a direct counter to the ruling DMK government's ongoing outreach, 'Ungaludan Stalin'.The new AIADMK initiative, titled 'Oruttugalum, Thiruttugalum' (Lies and Deceit), seeks to highlight what the party claims are unfulfilled promises made by the DMK during the 2021 Assembly election campaign. The AIADMK leadership said the campaign aims to expose the gap between the DMK's electoral assurances and its performance in office. advertisementAs part of the campaign's public engagement strategy, the AIADMK has introduced spin-the-wheel games and scratch cards, which party organisers say are designed to draw attention to specific issues and government failures. Speaking exclusively to India Today, Edappadi K Palaniswami said, 'We want to enlighten people. DMK claims the given poll promises were fulfilled but people should know what happened.'When asked about the spin the wheel games and scratch cards being distributed as part of the campaign, he added, 'DMK made 525 announcements, of which we have highlighted some here. There are a lot more. They claim 99 percent of the 525 poll promises have been fulfilled. We are highlighting major ones here. People can express their wish here. People are the judges as they vote. We are handing it out to understand their wish.'Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin responded sharply to the campaign, asserting that Edappadi K Palaniswami no longer has control over his own party. Udhayanidhi said, 'He is saying that as elections are nearing DMK is knocking on every voter's door. I have said this already, we are not sneakily knocking on Amit Shah or Kamalalayam doors. We are facing each member and candidate with the welfare work we have done. Can you do that?'Taking direct aim at the Opposition, he added, 'AIADMK is not under the control of EPS. We will definitely have to defeat these slaves and fascists. Not one vote should be missed as this is a very important election. This is an election to protect the land, language and respect of Tamil Nadu.'- Ends IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
