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India Today
18 hours ago
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MK Stalin mocks EPS for court attempt to block welfare schemes, calls him failure
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday lashed out at AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned a Madras High Court order restraining the state from naming welfare schemes after political at a public event, Stalin accused EPS of trying to halt public welfare initiatives through the courts.'Our Ungaludan Stalin and Nalam Kaakum Stalin schemes have become a massive hit among people. Unable to bear this, he went to court to stop them. But the Supreme Court ruled it was wrong to use courts for political vengeance and fined CV Shanmugam Rs 10 lakh to be paid to our government. Aren't you ashamed?' Stalin He mocked EPS for 'travelling in a Sundara Travels bus and yelling lies' while ignoring that 'even the BJP government's own statistics show Tamil Nadu is the best state in economic development.'Stalin further said EPS 'thinks he is MGR or Jayalalithaa' but is 'facing constant failure' and 'disrespectfully speaking' against August 6, a bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai quashed the High Court's interim order on the 'Yours Stalin' scheme and imposed the Rs 10 lakh cost on the original petitioner, CV Shanmugam, an AIADMK court called the petition 'an abuse of process of law' and said it 'reeks of political motive,' noting that more than 45 welfare schemes in Tamil Nadu are named after political observed that such naming is a nationwide phenomenon and that singling out one party raises questions about the petitioner's intent.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court order over Stalin-named government scheme
The Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court order that barred the Tamil Nadu government from naming welfare schemes after political leaders, and imposed a Rs 10 lakh cost on the original petitioner, a sitting MP from the opposition in the state.A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai came down heavily on the petition challenging the 'Yours Stalin' scheme, observing that courts should not be used to fight political battles. It called the writ petition filed before the Madras High Court 'an abuse of process of law' and said it 'reeks of political motive.'advertisementThe court noted that several state and central schemes across the country are named after political figures — over 45 in Tamil Nadu alone — and said singling out one party or leader raises questions about the petitioner's intentions. 'Launching schemes in the names of political leaders is a phenomenon followed throughout the country. If the petitioner was so concerned about the misuse of public funds, he could have challenged all schemes,' the court for Tamil Nadu, senior advocate AM Singhvi said more than 20 schemes had been named after former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (popularly known as Amma), and even central government schemes use political state maintained that the 'Yours Stalin' scheme, launched on June 19, was aimed at addressing gaps in citizen awareness about welfare benefits and eligibility — not glorification of the Chief petitioner's counsel, senior advocate Maninder Singh, contended that government schemes should maintain political neutrality and not include names of politicians. He cited Supreme Court judgments to argue against the inclusion of names and photographs of political the court dismissed the arguments, noting that the Common Cause judgment only restricted certain kinds of political publicity and allowed the use of names and photos of the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, President, and relevant cabinet court also took issue with the petitioner approaching the High Court directly, instead of waiting for a response from the Election Commission to his representation. It said the manner in which the petition was filed — and the sweeping observations made against the ECI — were questionable.'There is no model code of conduct in force in Tamil Nadu. Time and again, we've said political battles must be fought before the electorate, not in court,' the bench top court allowed Tamil Nadu's appeal, quashed the High Court's interim order, and dismissed the original writ petition, with a cost of Rs 10 lakh to be paid to the state. The court directed that the amount be used for the implementation of any welfare scheme for the underprivileged.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
