Udhayanidhi Stalin
TIRUPUR: Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday accused TVK govt of distributing cash to voters in Dharapuram constituency where a bypoll will be held on Oct 6.
Campaigning for DMK candidate S Suganya, Udhayanidhi said while chief minister C Joseph Vijay had earlier claimed that he had entered politics from the “peak of his career,” he was now “placing money in a tiffin carrier box” and distributing it to voters in Dharapuram. He alleged that the ruling side had “bought” legislators. He claimed that the chief minister had begun “acting without shouting” during electioneering. He alleged that promises remained unfulfilled and called Vijay a “cheating minister”.
He described the chief minister as silent in the assembly and accused him of evading questions on law and order. He claimed that the chief minister had promised to give answers within three days “ran away. Udhayanidhi mocked the ruling party’s candidate (P Sathyabama) for publicly weeping, saying “people are the ones who should be crying. He alleged that TVK ministers were “all former pirated VCD sellers.