Opposition leader and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who arrived in Coimbatore by air from Delhi, wrongly accused DMK party for being dismissed for corruption, while AIADMK’s iconic leader J Jayalalithaa is the only CM of TN to have been convicted for corruption.
Opposition leader and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who arrived in Coimbatore by air from Delhi, held a press conference at the airport.
Speaking at that time, he said, Yesterday, a meeting of the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of India. The NDA leader shared views at the meeting.
They say the meeting was held in competition with a meeting of opposition parties. That's totally wrong. The meeting of the parties in the NDA was already announced and planned. The leaders shared their views on this.
The ED raid on the premises belonging to Minister Ponmudi is already a case that has been going on for many years. Based on the information, the ED is currently conducting raids. This is a delayed move. As far as the AIADMK is concerned, the process of renewing the existing members and inducting new members will take place once in five years. Now the work has begun well and is in progress. One crore 75 lakh members have been added. Our target is two crores. We are moving towards it.
The chief minister has been implementing the women's scholarship scheme with a focus on the Lok Sabha elections, which has been neglected for the past two years. He announced that the housewives would be given monthly stipends. It's been four months and even the survey has not been completed. Several conditions have been put in place. These conditions were not imposed at the time of elections. What the DMK leader said was that it would be given to all housewives in Tamil Nadu.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other departments are conducting raids on the accused on the basis of available evidence. The fact that the BJP will contest more seats in Tamil Nadu is a suggestion that can be made to encourage party functionaries.
Even though the AIADMK is part of the NDA, as far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, the AIADMK will lead any election. Even when it faced the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA led at the national level, while the AIADMK led in Tamil Nadu. In the 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK contested under the leadership of the AIADMK. It will continue.
The DMK is the only government in India that has been dissolved for corruption. Aladi Aruna was accused during the Karunanithi regime and immediately removed from office. This is the history of Tamil Nadu. The chief minister and the ministers who are present today are scared and meet the accused ministers. They don't go to comfort them, they are nervous because they are afraid that the government will collapse. To a question on the hike in liquor prices, he said, "I am not in the habit of drinking and i have to ask the minister concerned about the hike in the price of liquor.
In the case of the suicide of the DIG of Coimbatore range, if this is the case for the higher officials, then what is the situation for the common man. The reason for the suicide is said to be stress. They said he had been undergoing treatment for 20 days before he died. Why should such a person be re-employed and put on stress? Coimbatore district is an area where spinning mills are more likely to be available. Garments is an area where factories can be high. Now the textile industry is in a shambles. The federations of the textile industry have reiterated various demands.
Cotton and other waste is sold without reducing the price of the cotton. They have demanded that it be reduced. They also said that the electricity bill for the factory has become a huge burden. Therefore, the electricity department has to find solutions for the same. Lakhs of people are engaged in this business. Therefore, I request the government to fulfil their demands. The matter will be brought to the notice of the Central Government, he said.