TVK sources said Vijay has also issued a warning to Assembly deputy Speaker and Thuraiyur MLA M Ravishankar and Kallakurichi MLA C Arul Vignesh, who were caught in controversies. Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday warned the party’s MLAs to exercise caution while discharging their duties and avoid actions that may bring disrepute to the govt.
Except for Kolathur MLA V S Babu, who has been hospitalised for over 50 days, and minister A Srinath, all other ministers and MLAs attended the meeting.
TVK sources said Vijay asked the MLAs to focus on addressing basic needs such as drinking water, sewage, transport, electricity and other civic amenities. People gave their mandate to TVK out of goodwill and without any expectations, Vijay said instructing them to fulfil the expectations of the public.
Vijay told the MLAs that the opposition was still working on dethroning this govt, said an MLA. “The ministers said TVK would remain in power for two decades and urged the MLAs to fulfil the wishes of their constituents,” an MLA said. Anand and Arjuna addressed the MLAs ahead of Vijay’s arrival, alleging that the opposition was targeting the TVK even over minor issues, and asked the legislators to exercise caution and avoid speaking to the media unnecessarily. The meeting comes in the wake of reports that the Union home ministry had sought a report from Governor R V Arlekar on the law and order situation in the state.
Earlier in the day, Vijay held a meeting with DGP Mahesh Kumar Agarwal, Intelligence IG Asra Garg, chief secretary M Sai Kumar and home secretary A Karthik at the secretariat to review the law and order situation.