DMK and AIADMK are partners in corruption, say TN CM Vijay

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has alleged that DMK and AIADMK are partners in corruption. Addressing a gathering in Karur on Friday, Vijay said those who committed corruption during the DMK regime are now fleeing and hiding. A prominent leader from Karur has disappeared, and even a former minister is reportedly hiding abroad, he said. The Chief Minister also targeted MK Stalin's DMK for trying to prevent him from meeting the victims' families in Karur. "As if you are still in power, you are saying I should not go to Karur. Are you still dreaming? Your party went home and TVK is in power," he said. Vijay termed the DMK an evil force that cannot be reformed. They will not be elected again.
The remarks came after the DMK approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to prevent Vijay from influencing witnesses in the stampede case during his Karur visit. The party later withdrew the plea after the bench rebuked it for attempting to turn the court into a "political forum". Stepping up his attack, Vijay alleged there had been a "scam in every single department" during the DMK's tenure and claimed government tenders were "inflated". He also accused the opposition of trying to obstruct the TVK government's agenda.

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On the occasion,handed over appointment letters to members of the victims' families, Vijay recalled the tragedy with visible emotion, saying the loss continued to weigh heavily on him and said, "The Karur stampede caused immense anguish. We have lost the children of our sisters." Vijay rejected allegations that his party was responsible for the deaths, arguing that crowd management was the responsibility of the police. "I trusted the police to control the crowd, yet I was blamed for the deaths," the actor-turned-politician said.
Questioning the security arrangements at the rally, the TVK chief said authorities could have prevented the tragedy by alerting his team about the deteriorating situation. Instead, they resorted to "drama" and shifting the blame, he charged.Announcing a tribute to those who died in the stampede, the chief minister said a memorial would be built on behalf of his party, the TVK, in Karur.