‘DMK govt. didn’t act ahead of monsoon’
The Hindu
‘DMK’s focus for the past 6 months has been on ‘contractors’ and not on the ground work’
BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai on Thursday accused the DMK government of inaction ahead of the monsoon.
In a series of tweets, he said people knew that their MLAs and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had failed them. The cleaning of the storm-water drain, which would usually start in the second week of August, was tardy; less than one-fourth of the network was cleaned in Chennai ahead of the heavy rain this week, he said. No direction was given to Chennai Corporation officers on the ground.
Mr. Annamalai said, “Criminally, DMK govt’s focus for the past 6 months, like it always does, is on ‘contractors’ and what the govt will get from it & not on the ground level work! Sadly Chennaites are paying for it! [sic]”.
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.