T.N. CM Stalin appeals to all parties to show solidarity by attending November 2 meeting against SIR

Shunning governmental differences, each parties should explicit solidarity by attending the proposed all-party gathering connected November 2 successful protestation against the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rotation successful Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has appealed.

Addressing a gathering successful Tenkasi connected Wednesday (October 29, 2025), Mr. Stalin said his government, which had faced 3 earthy disasters since 2021, had successfully neutralised the superior consequences of these tragedies without Central assistance, too implementing people-friendly payment schemes. Even though the BJP-led Union authorities had adamantly refused to merchandise Tamil Nadu’s plea for ₹37,000 crore to mitigate the consequences of earthy disasters, the DMK government, utilizing its ain resources, was doing everything imaginable to execute robust maturation successful each spheres.

The BJP was each acceptable to enforce different catastrophe connected Tamil Nadu successful the signifier of the SIR, after experimenting with it successful Bihar. “Hence, I’ve invited the leaders of each governmental parties to articulation hands with america successful opposing this determination aimed astatine disrupting ideology by attending the all-party gathering to beryllium held connected November 2. Even though the Opposition parties person differences of sentiment with the government, I entreaty to them to basal with america to thwart this impending man-made calamity successful the signifier of the SIR,” Mr. Stalin said, expressing anticipation that Tamil Nadu would erstwhile again flooded this determination to support the radical and democracy.

On paddy procurement

Referring to the caller allegations regarding paddy procurement made by AIADMK wide caput and erstwhile Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the Chief Minister said his government, which had released h2o from the Mettur Dam good earlier the accustomed day of June 12 each year, had opened nonstop procurement centres crossed the State connected September 1 for buying the harvested paddy from farmers. While an mean of 28.70 lakh tonnes of paddy was procured annually during the AIADMK regime, the DMK authorities has surpassed this by procuring 42.61 lakh tonnes a year. In all, the DMK has purchased 1.70 crore tonnes of paddy implicit the past 4 years.

The Chief Minister claimed that his authorities had taken each indispensable steps to support the alleviation camps acceptable with indispensable requirements specified arsenic food, aesculapian assistance, and different facilities during the monsoon play successful Chennai.

Mr. Stalin distributed payment measures, laid the instauration chromatic for caller projects, and inaugurated completed schemes, each worthy astir ₹1,021.17 crore connected the occasion. Though it was expected that helium would marque a factual announcement astir obtaining support for the Tenkasi Medical College and Hospital from the Union government, nary specified assurance was fixed astatine the meeting.