EPS hits out at TVK govt for poor law and order situation in TN

Neglecting all its electoral promises made about six months ago, the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has chosen to blame the DMK and the AIADMK for all its failures, charged AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami here on Thursday.
Addressing journalists at the Madurai airport, Mr Palaniswami said the State government has been functioning without direction. “Chaos prevails in every department. There is no direction or clarity. Many departments and the officials concerned are unable to implement the programmes due to lack of coordination,” he charged. “Take for instance, electricity. Minister C. T. R. Nirmal Kumar initially blamed the past governments for procuring power at high rates. This government, a few days ago, announced the purchase of power at the highest rate ever in the country.
After there was a hue and cry about it from the Opposition, the government dropped the idea,” the former Chief Minister said.
On the law and order front, Mr Palaniswami flagged the frequent murders in different parts of the State. “Grave crimes have shaken the confidence of the people. Under such circumstances, the Theni jail break incident has come as a major shock.
Minister Nirmal Kumar takes pride in announcing that the police have secured all the escapees. It is a shame for the government and reflects its poor performance,” he said.
Later in the day, Mr Palaniswami, accompanied by party functionaries, including former Mayor V. V. Rajan Chellappa, former ministers Sellur K. Raju and R. B. Udayakumar, visited Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.