Edappadi K Palaniswami
Highlighting widespread protests across various sectors, including nurses and state employees, EPS accused the administration of rampant departmental corruption and heavy-handed tactics. He declared that internal factionalism and administrative failure would lead to the TVK party fading away into thin air. CHENGALPET: AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the TVK govt, questioning its administrative competence, financial transparency and handling of public welfare.
He noted that overseas trips by the chief minister and MoUs signed by the govt had failed to yield ground-level industrial progress.
The real governance is hijacked behind the scenes by a core group of ministers and coteries, turning it into a weak setup where critical state affairs are mismanaged,” he said. He said widespread price hikes are the only “achievement” of the govt. The soaring prices of essential commodities have severely burdened poor and middle-class people, especially during the festive season,” he said. He said the TVK govt, which cancelled several tenders selected during the previous DMK regime, failed to float fresh tenders in time.
Addressing a public meeting at Chengalpet to mark the 55th anniversary celebrations of the party, Palaniswami condemned the current model of governance as a failure. “The chief minister (C Joseph Vijay) is completely out of touch, lacks independent decision-making, and avoids press conferences. EPS lambasted the ruling party for failing to deliver tangible growth over its first several months in office. “Price hike is TVK’s gift to the people for the festival. He warned that skyrocketing costs for raw materials—such as tar, blue metal, sand, and labour—along with mounting delays, would ultimately escalate the cost of the projects, burdening taxpayers’ money.