MK Stalin, CM Vijay
Because some had assumed that a film hero would be equally capable in real life, taking a swipe at Vijay’s transition from cinema to politics, he said people were suffering.
Describing the DMK women’s wing’s protest on Saturday as a “wake-up call” for the government, he said it was time to teach a lesson to an administration that did not know how to govern. Referring to sexual assault cases involving ruling party functionaries, he said women needed protection not only from criminals but also from TVK members. In a video message urging party cadres to join the protest, Stalin accused the government of neither exercising its own judgement nor heeding sound advice. Citing a series of crimes against women and children, murders and killings in broad daylight in Chennai and other parts of the state, Stalin alleged that criminals had no fear of the law. He claimed that crime rates would fall drastically if Vijay reined in his party functionaries.
CHENNAI: DMK president M K Stalin on Friday launched a scathing attack on the TVK government over the deteriorating law and order situation, accusing Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay of failing to rein in party functionaries and allowing criminals to operate without fear.
Taking a dig at Vijay’s claim that he was a brother and uncle to every family in the state, Stalin said the chief minister should first prove his ability to govern and prevent Tamil Nadu from going into reverse gear. Stalin also criticised the government over rising prices, saying poor people were now struggling to afford even rice. Despite repeated protests by opposition parties, the government had failed to respond and was instead selling polished ration rice to the public, he alleged.