Stalin ‘super CM' in taking loans: EPS
He was speaking in Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam assembly constituencies in Nagapattinam district, and Thiruthuraipoondi in Tiruvarur district as part of his 'Makkalai Kappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom' campaign. "Stalin claims himself to be the 'super chief minister' of the country wherever he goes. However, he is 'super CM' only in buying loans. Tamil Nadu takes the highest amount of loans in the country," he said.
Palaniswami claimed that the state govt has taken Rs4.38 lakh crore by way of loans in four years, and would take another lakh crore. "It is the people who will have to pay those loans as taxes levied by the govt. Stalin made the state indebted. Every child is born indebted," he said. He said the DMK govt had increased various taxes in the past four years. Prices of commodities had gone up while the AIADMK govt kept inflation under control without revenue during the pandemic, EPS said.
In Thiruthuraipoondi, Palaniswami said, "Stalin claimed while releasing Cauvery river water from Mettur that he is a Deltakaaran (resident of Cauvery delta region). Farmers in the delta region became hopeful. However, their crops withered without water for irrigation."
In Nagapattinam, Palaniswami termed the DMK govt as 'family rule' and dynastic rule. He said 'Ungaludan Stalin' initiative was launched for the sake of elections. "In these past four years, Stalin was not with you (people), he was with his family. Now, he claims to be with you with months to go for the elections," he said.
Earlier, Palaniswami met representatives of farmers, fisherfolk, traders and entrepreneurs in Nagapattinam. He visited the mini harbour in Nambiyar Nagar and fish landing centre in Seruthur.
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