EPS slams Stalin’s govt for its focus on Chennai alone in monsoon preparedness

CHENNAI: Stating that the Chief Minister M K Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government is busy holding review meetings instead of getting into the act to rescue and rehabilitate the affected people in districts, which have been witnessing heavy downpour in the last few days, Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami condemned the state government for focusing only on Chennai and ignored the rest of the state.

He also charged that the CM is taking extra effort to give prominence to his son and the deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin in the administration and sidelining the senior ministers.

The inaction of Stalin's government in carrying out rescue and rehabilitation works in Coimbatore, Tirupur, Pudukottai, Salem and several other districts, which have been witnessing heavy rainfall in the last couple of days.

"Until this (Monday) morning, there are no rescue and rehabilitation works in rain hit districts," he said and took a potshot at the CM and the deputy CM for reportedly focusing more on the monsoon preparedness works in Chennai.

"Chennai is the capital of the state, but considering Chennai alone as the state" on the part of the CM and the deputy CM is unacceptable, and this kind of approach irks the public, said Palaniswami, alluding that Stalin's government focus is only on Chennai when comes to monsoon prepardness

Charging that the CM is trying to project his son and sidelining the rest of the cabinet ministers, who were remaining mute spectators, Palaniswami demanded the CM engage the ministers of key departments such as revenue and disaster management and health, electricity, and municipal administration in the flood mitigation and rehabilitation works to ensure the safety and security of the people.