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Chief Minister Stalin, his Cabinet colleagues focused on their own welfare: Palaniswami

Chief Minister Stalin, his Cabinet colleagues focused on their own welfare: Palaniswami

The Hindu5 days ago
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and his Cabinet colleagues were only focused on their own welfare and have been ignoring the public good, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami alleged on Sunday.
Terming the DMK government a 'failure model', Mr. Palaniswami claimed that the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues were focused on 'looting the State'.
In a statement, Mr. Palaniswami, who is currently on a State-wide tour as part of the Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhaghathai Meetpom political campaign, alleged that the DMK government was only continuing with its hollow promises.
The people of Tamil Nadu have realised the true face of the DMK government, which made hollow promises and was inefficient in its administration, and have become prepared to remove it from power, he contended.
Mr. Palaniswami said that during his visit to over 30 Assembly constituencies during the roadshow since July 7, he had met about 12.5 lakh people. Farmers, farm labourers, weavers, fishermen, entrepreneurs, youth, unemployed graduates, traders, doctors, and the working class, were among them, he added.
'All of them shared their regret about the failure model of the DMK government during the past 52 months,' Mr. Palaniswami claimed.
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