NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, OCT 23
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday hit out at DMK president MK Stalin for criticising his assurance on free Covid-19 vaccine to all, once it is ready, claiming the latter was “apprehensive” of the public goodwill earned by him.
The state government was handling the pandemic situation well and has therefore earned people’s appreciation, prompting the DMK chief to have “political vendetta” against it, Palaniswami said in a statement.
என்ற எனது அறிவிப்பினால், தமிழ்நாடு அரசுக்கு மக்கள் ஆதரவு அமோகமாக பெருகி வருகிறதே என்ற அச்சத்தின் காரணமாக வழக்கம் போல் அறிக்கை அரசியல் நடத்துகிறார். இதனை பார்த்து, தமிழ்நாட்டு மக்கள் எள்ளி நகையாடுகின்றனர்.
— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) October 23, 2020
The chief minister had on Thursday assured free immunisation against coronavirus for all sections of people in the state as soon as a vaccine is made available.
However, Stalin had hit out at Palaniswami saying,”it is the duty of a welfare state to provide life saving vaccination free of cost during the times of a pandemic.”
On Friday, the chief minister said it was a fact that vaccine alone was a “lasting solution” for coronavirus and people were eagerly waiting for it.
“I had announced about the free immunisation to all the people of Tamil Nadu, once a vaccine is ready, keeping in mind the public welfare.”
“The leader of opposition (Stalin) has got political vendetta due to the good name earned by the government for its virus-prevention activities and is issuing statements apprehensive over the surging public support. People are laughing at this,” he said.
இலவச #CoronaVaccine-ஐ மக்களுக்கு தான் காட்டும் சலுகை என நினைக்கிறாரா @CMOTamilNadu?
மருந்தை இலவசமாகக் கொடுக்க வேண்டியது மக்கள் நல அரசின் கடமை!
நிர்கதியாய் நிற்கும் மக்களுக்கு ரூ.5000 நிதி உதவி செய்ய மனமில்லாதவர், தன்னை தாராளப் பிரபுவாகக் காட்டிக் கொள்வதைக் காணச் சகிக்கவில்லை! pic.twitter.com/9DdBt1T4Jt
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) October 22, 2020
Countering Palaniswami’s statement, Stalin wondered if people indeed appreciated the government on the handling of the pandemic situation and claimed the chief minister has only earned all-round anger.
“Why does he not understand that it is inhumane to assume that it is some kind of mercy, for the government to do the basic duty (of immunisation) by using revenue earned from the people,” he said in a statement today.
He asked if it would be fair to dub food packets distributed to flood affected people as “free of cost.”
