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Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin (DMK) connected Thursday said portion the Governor’s Address is traditionally regarded arsenic a blueprint of the government’s policies, the code delivered by Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar had simply go worldly and contented for the ruling enactment to nutrient societal media reels.
“It is an code designed for the Chief Minister (C. Joseph Vijay) to stroke his ain trumpet and prosecute successful self-promotion,” said Mr. Udhayanidhi, who, on with different DMK MLAs, wore badges bearing the slogan, “Open your mouth, CM.”
Speaking to reporters astatine the Secretariat , Mr. Udhayanidhi said during the DMK regime, the Governor often made changes to the code prepared by the authorities and did not work it successful full.
“This time, however, the Governor work retired the code prepared by the authorities without changing adjacent a azygous letter. There is an sentiment that the authorities has established a cordial narration with the BJP,” helium said.
He pointed retired respective issues highlighted successful the Governor’s Address — including the constitution of Olympic grooming centres, absorption to the National Education Policy (NEP), adherence to the two-language policy, the 69% preservation policy, the request to licence Tamil arsenic a connection of pleading successful the High Court, and the constitution of a Bench of the Supreme Court successful Chennai — had agelong been demands of the DMK.
“While they person simply affixed their ain sticker to the achievements and demands of the DMK, they person attempted to displacement the blasted for the government’s nonaccomplishment onto the erstwhile DMK government. The Governor’s Address is motivated by hostility towards the DMK administration. We powerfully condemn these references,” helium said.
Recalling the Chief Minister’s code astatine the NITI Aayog gathering past week, Mr. Udhayanidhi said the achievements highlighted determination mostly belonged to the erstwhile DMK authorities alternatively than the one-month-old TVK administration.
“The Governor’s Address is afloat of contradictions. The authorities has completed lone 38 days successful bureau and has small to showcase arsenic its ain achievement. Whatever it claims contiguous are simply extensions of schemes introduced by the DMK government. This is simply a copy-paste authorities that survives by putting its ain sticker connected existing programmes,” helium alleged.
Mr. Udhayanidhi said the achromatic insubstantial released by the Finance Minister past week was simply an effort to make an flight way from implementing the promises made by the Chief Minister during the predetermination campaign.
“Former Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu has raised respective pertinent questions astir the achromatic paper, but the authorities has not been capable to reply immoderate of them,” helium said.
Referring to caller transgression statistics, Mr. Udhayanidhi alleged the State had witnessed 175 cases of intersexual offences, 65 murders and 4 honour killings since the caller authorities assumed office.
Mr. Udhayanidhi said portion the State was facing thousands of problems, the “virtual abusers of the TVK” were engaged producing reels astir what the Chief Minister wore and the luncheon helium brought to the Secretariat.
“Our question to the Chief Minister is simple: When volition you unfastened your mouth?” helium asked.
He further alleged the Chief Minister continued to talk arsenic though helium was inactive connected the run trail.
“Not lone the Chief Minister, but adjacent Ministers and MLAs look obsessed with making reels. The Chief Minister appears to beryllium focused lone connected safeguarding his government,” helium said.
Mr. Udhayanidhi besides alleged the Chief Minister had resorted to the “panic buying” of AIADMK MLAs to fortify his government.
