T.N. Assembly: Total breakdown of law and order under DMK’s rule, alleges Palaniswami

AIADMK wide caput and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami, connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026), alleged a full breakdown of instrumentality and bid was prevailing successful Tamil Nadu nether the DMK’s rule. Besides, helium charged proliferation of narcotic substances was rampant.

Addressing journalists extracurricular the Assembly aft starring a walkout of his party's legislators, Mr. Palaniswami, citing respective issues raised by the Lok Bhavan justifying Governor R.N. Ravi’s refusal to work retired his speech, said erstwhile the AIADMK was successful power, determination was regularisation of instrumentality successful the State. However, successful the past four-and-a-half years nether the DMK government, nary time had passed without incidents of murder, robbery and intersexual abuse, helium said.

“Though the AIADMK has repeatedly urged the State authorities to power the cause menace, the authorities has not paid heed. Students and younker are getting addicted to drugs and are being driven into superior transgression activities. The DMK should beryllium removed from powerfulness for its misrule,” helium said.

‘CM’s remarks a usurpation of convention’

Responding to a question connected Mr. Ravi’s walkout and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s response, the AIADMK person said, “During the Governor’s code successful the Assembly, lone his code should spell connected record. However, the Chief Minister besides made his ain remarks successful it. This is simply a usurpation of established convention.”

BJP, TMC condemn DMK govt.

BJP person and Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan said the Governor’s request that the nationalist anthem beryllium rendered was ignored. She claimed the State government’s volition was the Governor should not work retired the address.

In a statement, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan said, “Not allowing the Governor to talk successful the Assembly is unacceptable. It is condemnable that the State authorities has been continuously showing disrespect to the Governor.”