AIADMK’s conspiracies will not succeed before DMK’s achievements, says CM Stalin

COIMBATORE: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday launched a scathing attack on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, saying none of his conspiracies will succeed before the achievements of the DMK government.

“He makes noise during campaigns by assuming himself to be former chief ministers MGR and Jayalalithaa, while ignorant of the comments being passed on him by his party cadres. After they ally, the BJP’s union government credited Tamil Nadu to lead in economic development among other states of India, the opposition leader is now driven into a state of despair,” he said, after inaugurating 61 projects for Rs 949.53 crore, laid foundation for 35 projects for Rs 182.06 crore and gave away welfare aid to 19,785 beneficiaries for Rs 295.29 crore at Udumalpet in Tirupur.

Taking a strong dig at Palaniswami for making denigrating remarks on him without respect to the post of Chief Minister, a responsibility given by people, Stalin said, “But I don’t care, as our job is to serve people. And, I don’t wish to waste my time replying to him.”

Claiming that people will not believe in his campaign of lies, the Chief Minister said schemes like ‘Ungaludan Stalin and ‘Nalam Kakkum Stalin have become a hit among the people.

“Therefore, to prevent DMK from scoring further, the AIADMK moved court to curtail these people's welfare schemes. But the Supreme Court condemned and slapped a penalty of Rs 10 lakh as a donation on MP CV Shanmugam. Is it not a shame for you?” he asked.

Further, Stalin said, “I could say with confidence that more schemes were brought for the development of all departments in the Western region by our government than during the AIADMK rule. The AIADMK’s 2026 Assembly poll defeat is set to start from here, similar to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and local body polls.”

He also asserted that the DMK’s 2.0 Dravidian model of government will take the state on the path of development to reach new heights. Claiming that 10,491 crore worth of development projects and welfare aid were executed so far in Tirupur, Stalin asked whether the AIADMK has done anything specific for the development of the district.

“After coming to power in 2011, the AIADMK curtailed five bridges, including three rail over bridges brought by former chief minister M Karunanidhi to ease traffic congestion. Works on these projects are being carried out now,” he said.

Later, the Chief Minister unveiled statues of Kamaraj, C Subramaniam, VK Palanisamy and Pollachi N Mahalingam in Pollachi as they were instrumental in bringing the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP). He also inaugurated a memorial dedicated to workers who lost their lives during the construction of the Parambikulam-Aliyar dam.

“Tamil Nadu is in talks with Kerala to soon implement the Nirar-Nallar project and ‘Annamalaiyar’ project, and also allocate Rs 10 crore to desilt irrigation canals of the PAP project,” the Chief Minister said.