Madurantakam Campaign
He claimed that GST revenue had declined while the state’s borrowings had increased, warning that the state’s debt burden could reach nearly Rs 20 lakh crore over the next five years if the trend continued. I established a govt medical college hospital in Tirupur at ₹400 crore and a veterinary research centre in Udumalpet at ₹125 crore,” he said. “We introduced Amma Mini Clinics, but neither the previous govt nor this one has paid attention to them.
Addressing a campaign meeting at Madurantakam, Palaniswami said the by-election had been necessitated after the MLA elected on an AIADMK ticket resigned and joined the TVK. Rejecting TVK leader Vijay ’s claim that his party represented a transparent and “pure force” (Thooya Sakthi), Palaniswami said the party had become a “force of theft” (Thiruttu Sakthi) after allegedly poaching MLAs. The AIADMK leader also said allegations by the Left parties, which extend outside support to the TVK, that cash was being offered to voters during door-to-door campaigning showed that the party was not clean. We do not have to do anything; the govt will fall on its own,” he said. He also accused the government of adopting a “double standard” on land acquired for the now-abandoned Parandur airport project, alleging that its position had changed after it came to power. They are afraid of defeat in Dharapuram and Madurantakam,” he said during his campaign at Dharapuram. He said that when he was CM, Vijay had once gone to meet him and waited three hours at his home. He said Vijay sought his intervention when one of his films faced release hurdles. Earlier reporting noted: On the other hand, AIADMK executed multiple welfare projects, Palaniswami said.
“This is a murder of democracy. The voters’ mandate has been sold,” he alleged, asking voters whether the former MLA should be punished to deter similar defections in the future. The govt would collapse if its allies raised their voices even slightly. ““It is a party that deceives the people. The former chief minister alleged that the state govt failed to control inflation and maintain law and order. This is more dramatic than cinema. Who are they trying to fool with this drama?
Earlier reporting noted: “At a TVK campaign, a candidate wept and chief minister C Joseph Vijay consoled her. Earlier reporting noted: Palaniswami alleged that Vijay lacked gratitude.