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Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) main coordinator Seeman connected Thursday alleged that the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its absorption the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) person an understanding. He claimed that the AIADMK had allotted definite constituencies of incumbent DMK Ministers to its allies, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the ruling enactment would run against the BJP to guarantee its defeat.
Mr. Seeman, who campaigned for the NTK candidates successful Mettur, Omalur, Salem South, Salem North, Salem West, and Veerapandi constituencies successful Salem district, addressed journalists astatine Pallapatti. He besides alleged that during the DMK’s tenure, liquor was procured from factories owned by AIADMK supporters, and vice versa during the latter’s rule. He said the NTK would besides question the ground of the DMK’s confederation with the Indian National Congress.
Criticising the Congress, the NTK main coordinator claimed that the party, which had ruled the state for respective decades, had harmed Tamil interests, including connected issues related to Cauvery h2o rights and concern development. He besides accused the Congress of imposing Hindi successful the past and introducing policies specified arsenic the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and the Goods and Services Tax.
‘Alliance improbable now’
Responding to a question connected a imaginable confederation with Panruti Velumurugan’s Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi, Mr. Seeman said the NTK had already announced its candidates and begun campaigning, making an confederation improbable astatine this stage. He added that the enactment could see alliances successful the future.
On payment measures, Mr. Seeman criticised what helium described arsenic “freebie culture,” stating that the NTK would alternatively prioritise escaped entree to education, drinking water, and healthcare astatine planetary standards. He said different services would not beryllium provided escaped of outgo nether an NTK government. He besides said an NTK authorities would absorption connected generating energy done star and upwind vigor to guarantee uninterrupted powerfulness proviso and code issues specified arsenic hunger and unemployment.
Questioning the fiscal feasibility of payment promises made by different parties, Mr. Seeman said Tamil Nadu’s indebtedness stood astatine astir ₹10.5 lakh crore, with important yearly involvement payments.
Referring to the announcements by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by histrion Vijay, helium claimed that implementing specified schemes would necessitate a important magnitude of funds, which helium argued would beryllium hard fixed the State’s existent fiscal position.
