Anti-incumbency has already set in for DMK government: Vasan
The Hindu
Anti-incumbency has set in for the ruling DMK within a short period of time since it came to power in Tamil Nadu, said Tamil Maanila Congress president, G. K. Vasan, here on Saturday.
Anti-incumbency has set in for the ruling DMK within a short period of time since it came to power in Tamil Nadu, said Tamil Maanila Congress president, G. K. Vasan, on Saturday.
Speaking to The Hindu in Madurai, Mr. Vasan charged that corruption had now touched a new high in the State. The hike in taxes, and the hikes in power charges for domestic and MSME consumers had inconvenienced the masses in the past one year or so. Above all, the unruly behaviour of the DMK in the public had caused a dent in, and embarrassment to the party, he said.
The TMC leader said that the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in 2024 would give a hat-trick for the BJP at the Centre. Hence, the next five years, from May 2024, should be with the BJP as their performance over the past nine years had brought in respect and goodwill [for India] both in a majority of States in the country, and among the developed nations in the world.
The country, Mr. Vasan, said had witnessed a silent revolution in infrastructure building and had seen robust growth in the manufacturing sector, among others. Roads, railways and airways have also come up evenly across the country, and the Northeastern states have received substantial allocations only now [after the BJP came to power].
The Opposition parties coming together in Patna does not mean that they are united, Mr. Vasan said. Some of the opposition leaders, especially those of regional parties, had voiced their discontent against each other, he said.
The TMC leader was in Madurai to preside over a meeting of party office-bearers from the southern districts of Tamil Nadu to discuss the arrangements for celebrations of Kamaraj’s birth anniversary next month among other issues. Senior leaders N. S. V. Chithan, State general secretary of the party Vidiyal S. Sekar and others also participated in the meeting.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.