NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, JAN 2
DMK President M K Stalin on Saturday vowed to quit politics if he failed to prove the corruption charges against Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani.
Responding to Velumani’s challenge to prove the corruption charges levelled against him or quit politics, Stalin said, “I am ready to quit politics. Are you (Velumani) ready?”
தொண்டாமுத்தூர் தொகுதி-தேவராயபுரம் ஊராட்சியில் #WeRejectADMK மக்கள் கிராம சபைக் கூட்டம். https://t.co/pstYM0ysbm
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) January 2, 2021
The DMK Chief was addressing a people’s gram sabha meeting at Devarayapuram in Thondamuthur constituency, represented by the minister.
Referring to the memorandum submitted by the DMK to the Governor last month listing corruption charges against the CM and his colleagues, Velumani had said he would step down from his post if the charges were proved and sought to know whether Stalin was ready to quit politics if he failed to do so.
“We will not only prove the charges against the minister, but also drag him to the court of law and get him punished for his corrupt deeds…” Stalin said.
Stalin promised to order an inquiry into the ”mysterious death” of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, since the judicial commission constituted by the government has not submitted its report even after three years, immediately after assuming power.
The DMK leader also mocked AIADMK for announcing Edappadi K Palaniswami as the chief ministerial candidate, as its alliance partner BJP was yet to endorse it. Though the state government has banned gram sabha meetings, the party was holding people’s gram sabha meetings and lauded the participation in large numbers, as they had given a big mandate to DMK in the last Lok Sabha and local body elections.
A woman caused flutter at people’s grama sabha in Coimbatore
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— #DMK4TN (@DMK4TN_) January 2, 2021
A woman caused a flutter at a people’s grama sabha meeting presided over by DMK President M K Stalin in the district on Saturday, questioning the necessity of such event and accusing the party of not taking steps to solve the people’s problems.
After his address at the meeting in Devearayapuram in Thondamuthuer constituency, represented by Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani, the DMK Chief sought suggestions from the crowd to be included in the party’s manifesto for the coming assembly elections.
The middle-aged woman, who was seated among the crowd, rose and asked Stalin if it was necessary to hold such meetings, enraging the party cadres present at the spot, who immediately asked her to sit down. Stalin then asked the woman to leave the venue, alleging that she was sent at the behest of Velumani to disrupt the meeting.
“Madam I cannot respond to you as you are sent by Velumani, so please leave the place,” he said. Amidst the din, police rushed to the spot and dragged her out, even as some party workers rushed after the woman. However, the police escorted her to safety. Despite a government directive against grama sabha meetings, the DMK has been holding meets under the name of ”makkal sabha” (people’s sabha).
