DMDK leader Premalatha has said that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is giving false statements to the people during her campaigns that the State is on the path of development.
Campaigning for party’s candidate and for candidates of People’s Welfare Front at various places in the district on Monday, Ms. Premalatha said that people had given many chances to Jayalalithaa seeking development which did not take place so far.
“The CM during her campaigns claims that the State is ranked number two in industrial growth in the country. It is a big lie as the State is ranked 21{+s}{+t},” she added.
She said that the cost of all basic needs of the people, including all commodities, have soared in the past five years. After the death of Gandhian Sasi Perumal, all political parties and the public demanded closure of Tasmac outlets. But, the Chief Minister failed to respond, except for a statement by a Minister that the outlets will not be closed, she added.
Ms. Premalatha said that the Chief Minister now seeks another term for closing Tasmac outlets in a phased manner and questioned why it was not done in the past five years.
The DMDK leader said that both the DMK and the AIADMK will not close the Tasmac outlets as the companies that supply liquor to these outlets were owned by them. She said that under the noon meal scheme, in the name of variety rice, children are given white rice mixed with turmeric powder.
‘We will provide two healthy meals a day to children after coming to power’, she added. The leader asked the people not to get money for voting as the State has seen no development in the past years.
