DMK leader M.K. Stalin, who campaigned in Madhuranthakam, strongly criticized Chief Minister Vijay.
In support of DMK candidate Paranthaman for the Madhuranthakam by-election, DMK leader M.K. Stalin campaigned today (Oct. 3).
Speaking from the stage at the public campaign meeting, he made sharp criticisms of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay.
While speaking, he said, “Yesterday the Chief Minister came here for a shooting, and in one scene there was a shot of drinking tea! After drinking that tea, he gave 500 rupees and left in style! But does he know how much people pay for a cup of tea every day? Before he came to power, a tea cost 10 rupees! Now it’s 15 rupees! Go ask about the prices at a grocery store, bro, CM sir! The prices of rice, sugar, and vegetables have all gone up!”
The cabinet that should be fixing all this — now they’ve come here and set up camp, making reels! In fear of defeat, they’ve all come here and are sitting around. Even to his own constituency, Perambur, the Chief Minister would have gone only once after winning. But to Madurantakam, he has come twice and is going street by street!
Those who are always in the position of Chief Minister usually don’t make a big fuss over by-elections. They hardly even campaign. That’s because they are confident that people will vote for them, trusting their governance and their schemes! So why is our Chief Minister so anxious now? He himself has no confidence in his own government.
For the 2026 general election campaign, he probably wouldn’t have even held ten meetings in total. Even then, he never got down from the vehicle. What is his situation now, have you seen? In the Madurantakam constituency, the Chief Minister is going on a procession, not sparing even the narrow lanes and alleys where there isn’t a soul in sight. Only now, out of fear of defeat, has he set foot on the ground at tea shops and in the fields. I like your fear, CM sir!
Didn’t they keep speaking all the time! He used to say that if he spoke for just 5 minutes, the whole world would be shaken! Today, he is doing somersaults just to win votes in a constituency.
Tomorrow he is reportedly going to put on a show again in the Tharapuram constituency too. I went there yesterday and came back. As for the crowd, it was such a huge gathering. Just like that, he couldn’t even get onto the stage or get down from it.
He recently spoke a punch dialogue on a political stage—do you know what it was? “Life is a circle!” Yes, whether or not it applies to anyone else, right now it fits him perfectly.
But let me tell you one thing! Remember this well... once the election is over, he won’t even look back at you. If you have any doubt, go ask the people of Perambur; they’ll tell you clearly,” he said.
Moreover, “While holding the Chief Minister’s post, what have you done for the people in these four months? Every day you post a reel as if you are reviewing the schemes created by the DMK! If this is said, you get furious. ‘Did you do it with your own money? It’s the people’s money, isn’t it?’ he asks.
I’m asking... We say Karikalan built the Kallanai. We read that Rajaraja Chola built the great Thanjavur temple. We say that Perunthalaivar Kamarajar built dams and schools! Did they all do it with their own money, CM sir? Will you ask them the same question too? Are you insulting them as well? And now you’ve put on a gold ring—was that with your money? Some fools even believe that too. To curb the arrogance of these frauds, the people of Madurantakam must hand them a crushing defeat as a gift. Only then will they mend their ways. These Reels fanatics need a reality check.
Then he says something else... “If you think you can topple the government by underhanded means, that won’t happen,” the Chief Minister consoles himself. Cheap Minister sir, from now on I will call him only Cheap Minister. Because he himself has stooped to a low level. Going by underhanded means, stealing MLAs, abducting an AMMK member and obtaining a letter of support—this is your thinking! We do not need underhanded means to topple your government. That has never been in our history! The people will bring your government to an end through the right way!
Is canceling the Parandur airport project what you call a pure-power government? You are trying to hand over the Chennai airport to private interests, and you even secretly covered up the letter written to the Prime Minister about this—how is that pure power? To divert investments to Andhra Pradesh, a mafia that keeps this government under its control is planning and working behind the scenes.
Honourable Chief Minister, only you say this is a people’s government. In reality, this is a mysterious regime. Under someone’s control, a corporate mafia is running the government here for someone’s benefit. There is no transparency in anything. Everything is happening behind closed doors.
Just wait and see, their mask will be completely torn off. Everyone will come to know who they are secretly allied with in Delhi. Those who trusted them are also going to be left stranded in the middle of nowhere.
You’re making mocking remarks saying Stalin lost in Kolathur just because you campaigned for 5 minutes? I ask you... you sang songs in Karur, so why didn’t you win? You held a conference in Viluppuram and even named it V. Salai, so why didn’t you win there? You went to Kanyakumari, so what was the situation there? You didn’t even win a single seat! You went to Thiruvarur and spoke lies after lies, so what happened there? The truth is, in most of the places where Vijay campaigned for a long time, TVK suffered a crushing defeat. That is the reality! Madurantakam should also be added to that list!
If people raise issues, answer for them responsibly as the Chief Minister. Complaining on every stage, “DMK, DMK, DMK, DMK, DMK,” will not solve people’s problems. People did not vote for you for that either. The more you treat the people with contempt, the more certain it is that you will be destroyed by that very arrogance,” he said.