Union Home Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram today charged former AIADMK government led by Ms. Jayalalithaa with not implementing any scheme worth mentioning unlike DMK which “has developed infrastructure in a big way and ensured all round development.”
Addressing a series of election meetings in support of Congress candidate Rajasekharan, he said the ‘achievements’ of Ms. Jayalalithaa included using TESMA (Tamil Nadu Essential Services Maintenance act) and other such ‘emergency’ measures against government employees, dismissing 1.50 lakh government servants and banning religious conversions.
The DMK government’s many achievements on the other hand included waiver of Rs 7,500 crore farm loan, launching of 108 Ambulance service and a life insurance scheme for the poor.
“People should compare the rule of AIADMK and DMK governments and decide for themselves,” he said.
He also said it was the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre which had helped the country maintain its second position in economic development, next to China.
“The Indian economy was stable even as developed nations like U.S.A were in recession,” he said.
