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More enrolment successful backstage schools astatine the outgo of authorities institutions and crippling vacancies successful higher acquisition were the lone “achievements” of the DMK authorities successful the acquisition sector, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss said connected Friday.
He was addressing a nationalist gathering astatine Sarukkuparai adjacent the Rockfort temple arsenic portion of his ongoing 100-day Urimai Meetka Thalaimurai Kakka campaign.
Taking a excavation astatine the “Kalviyil Sirantha Tamil Nadu” lawsuit organised by the State authorities successful Chennai connected Thursday, helium said Tamil Nadu’s acquisition strategy had collapsed nether the DMK regime.
“In much than 4,000 superior schools, a azygous teacher handles each 5 classes. Across 1 lakh classrooms, not a azygous teacher is posted. While 37,000 authorities schools with 52 lakh students struggle, backstage schools — numbering conscionable 12,500 — person 65 lakh students. What benignant of acquisition section is this?” helium asked.
He accused the DMK of failing to honour its electoral committedness of tripling backing for education. “In higher education, 10,000 adjunct prof posts stay vacant and 100 retired of 180 arts and subject colleges relation without principals,” helium charged.
On nationalist information and societal issues, Dr. Anbumani alleged that women and the aged lived successful fearfulness nether the existent regime. “Never earlier has Tamil Nadu witnessed specified wide prevalence of ganja and different addictive substances among the youth,” helium said and added that “a caller awareness” was emerging to alteration the government.
Interacts with farmers
Earlier, Dr.Anbumani met farmers adjacent the Cauvery span successful Tiruchi and staged a protestation with P. Ayyakannu, president of the Desiya Thennindhiya Nadhigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam, pressing for speedy implementation of irrigation and h2o retention projects.
Interacting with farmers, Mr. Anbumani said astir 5 crore radical relied connected the Cauvery river. “In 2023, 520 tmc of rainwater drained into the sea. Even if a month’s rainfall were stored, it could prolong america for 11 months. Yet, Tamil Nadu has nary infrastructure to conserve this water,” helium said.
He contrasted Karnataka’s irrigation argumentation with Tamil Nadu’s inaction and noted that the neighbouring State had launched the Upper Krishna Project with ₹70,000 crore, benefitting 15 lakh acres. “In the past four-and-a-half years, Tamil Nadu has not implemented a azygous comparable scheme,” helium alleged.
Mr. Anbumani further accused the DMK of betraying farmers. “The DMK promised 56 payment measures for farmers earlier the 2021 elections but has delivered lone eight. Instead of strengthening institutions, it has reduced governance to currency handout schemes that extremity up successful TASMAC shops,” helium said and reiterated his telephone for a governmental alternate successful Tamil Nadu.
