When asked about the murder that took place during Deepavali, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami said that Minister Rajmohan is speaking about the murders that took place under the DMK government earlier, and that they were not given a government to compare with the past.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami met reporters in Edappadi, Salem district. Speaking then, he said,
It has been six months since the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam was formed. Already in the Assembly, Public Works Department Minister Adhav Arjun had said that they would provide an excellent government within six months. But they have not provided an excellent government; they have only given a distressing government. Murders are happening everywhere; there is not a single day when a murder does not happen.
Even the left and right communists who support the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam have said that law and order is not good in Tamil Nadu.
News reports in the newspapers say that 11 murders took place on Diwali day. School Education Minister Rajmohan, commenting on this, has made a statement.
Was there a murder on Diwali? He has asked how many such incidents occurred every year under the DMK government before. This is not good, government; what kinds of incidents should be prevented? This is why you have been given power to govern.
When asked about the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister meeting his party MLAs today, Edappadi Palaniswami said, “Is he giving training? Is he giving advice? It is for the media to find out and reveal.”
As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned today, there is no concern for the state, no concern about law and order deterioration, no new projects have come to Tamil Nadu, and development projects in Tamil Nadu have been severely affected.
Raids are being conducted in various offices, including the registration office. If money is being seized there, doesn’t that mean they are taking bribes? Now they are demanding and asking for it,
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu said that if my name is mentioned, officials will tremble; people are saying that if his name is mentioned, they ask for more money.
If there is no bribery at all, why does the anti-corruption department conduct raids? Raids were even carried out in many offices on Diwali day. In these raids, tens of thousands of rupees were found, and cases have been registered against those concerned.
As they say, the sprouting crop can be known at the seedling stage itself; the excellence of a government becomes clear within six months. What happened during these six months?
It has been reported in the newspaper that action will be taken against factories that violate the rules. News has also come that 467 factories have been shut down in the past four months. Closing them is quite normal. But they should be opened.
You cut off the electricity. Because of this, one and a half lakh people have lost their jobs. Who will support those families?
If there are shortcomings, the minister should inspect them and say they must be corrected within a specified period of time, giving them a deadline.
If factories are shut down, how can they repay their loans? The government gets tax only if production happens. They don’t care about this. It’s as if they somehow won the jackpot and were made ministers. They don’t know the people’s hardships, they don’t know about those who run companies, they know nothing.
If someone suddenly becomes a minister, that is how it will be. They should inspect the 467 factories, point out any deficiencies to them, and let them correct them. Instead, if they think they have gained power and are intoxicated by it, and shut down factories, who will start a factory? That is why three major companies have gone to Andhra Pradesh. Tens of thousands have been left without jobs. Who will start a new factory in Tamil Nadu? They seal it as soon as they go? Who will start a factory after investing thousands of crores? That is why things are sluggish. After this government came to power, no factory has come? That is why new industries are not coming to Tamil Nadu. Even the factories that had already signed MoUs have gone to Andhra Pradesh.
When I point it out, they do not give a constructive response. They just say that some response has to be given. As a minister, they should ensure that the public is not affected in their department, the company is not affected, and the workers are not affected; likewise, they should make arrangements to comply with pollution control regulations.
They think we will do whatever they want. This is a very big mistake; this will only become an obstacle to new industries coming to Tamil Nadu, said AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami in an interview.
