Edappadi K Palaniswami
“Earlier, officials used to demand Rs 10,000 as a bribe; now, they are demanding Rs 20,000.
Reels will not work there,” EPS said while interacting with reporters at the Coimbatore airport. He said effective governance cannot be substituted by social media gimmicks and viral reels. He said bribery rates had spiked noticeably. Earlier reporting noted: “Can Become US President, Replace Trump”: EPS Mocks TVK’s ‘Vijay For PM’ Push “Can Become US President, Replace Trump”: EPS Mocks TVK’s ‘Vijay For PM’ Push “Can Become US President, Replace Trump”: EPS Mocks TVK’s ‘Vijay For PM’ Push Earlier reporting noted: TVK leaders Aadhav Arjuna and Sarathkumar have openly pitched Vijay for the Prime Minister’s post TVK leaders Aadhav Arjuna and Sarathkumar have openly pitched Vijay for the Prime Minister’s post Earlier reporting noted: Throwing shade, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday declared that Chief Minister Vijay could even go on to become the President of the United States. The statement comes amid growing “Vijay for Prime Minister” chorus within Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, or TVK.
“There is nothing wrong in dreaming. One can dream of becoming the Prime Minister, the President of India, or even replacing Donald Trump as the US President. But running a government requires real ground work, not just rolling out reels. Palaniswami alleged that corruption has escalated sharply in Tamil Nadu , with bribe demands doubling across departments. If people drop TVK chief Vijay’s name to get their work done, officials end up asking for even more,” Palaniswami alleged, citing recent Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) raids recovering unaccounted cash from multiple state offices as evidence of rampant graft.
Palaniswami remarked that anyone is free to nurse outsized ambitions. COIMBATORE: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday took a sarcastic swipe at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s supporters projecting him as a future prime minister.