TVK cadre attend AIADMK campaign voluntarily: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Former Chief Minister and AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami said connected Sunday that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) cadre had attended his Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom run rally voluntarily.

He visited Nangavalli successful Salem territory and inspected the Vairavan and Vathipatti lakes, which were filled nether the Mettur Surplus Water Scheme (100-Lake Scheme), and aboriginal addressed the media. Responding to a question connected TVK flags being seen astatine his run rally, Mr. Palaniswami said the TVK cadre had attended them voluntarily. “AIADMK territory secretaries person instructed them (TVK cadre) to lone enactment successful the run aft receiving support from their party’s precocious command,” helium said.

Asked astir AMMK wide caput T.T.V. Dhinakaran’s remark that the AIADMK would permission the BJP if the TVK joined the AIADMK alliance, helium said: “Is the AMMK a governmental party? AIADMK is simply a enactment with 2 crore cadre. So, inquire questions astir parties that person an adjacent standing. He [Dhinakaran] thought that idiosyncratic would enactment him, but nary 1 is acceptable to enactment him.”

Claiming that the AIADMK’s allies were functioning independently, Mr. Palaniswami said parties successful the DMK confederation could not relation connected their own. “Many successful the Congress are demanding much seats and a stock successful power. So, determination is simply a ace successful the DMK alliance. In the predetermination run started by BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran, AIADMK erstwhile ministers volition participate, and I privation him success,” the erstwhile Chief Minister said.

Alleging that the DMK authorities has stopped schemes introduced by the AIADMK, Mr. Palaniswami said the 100-Lake Scheme was launched during the AIADMK regime, and successful the archetypal phase, six lakes were filled. After the DMK came to power, the works were stalled, and present lone 59 lakes nether were receiving surplus h2o from the Mettur Dam this scheme, helium added.