"Info From WhatsApp University": DMK On Finance Minister's Flood Alert Claim
NDTV
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that the weather office had issued a warning well in advance and questioned the steps taken by the Tamil Nadu government.
The blame game between the Centre and Tamil Nadu over the devastating floods in the state's southern districts escalated on Friday, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claiming that the weather office had issued a warning well in advance and questioning the steps taken by the DMK government. This prompted a strong response from the DMK, which accused her of "getting information from Whatsapp University".
As many as 31 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in the Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari, and Tenkasi districts, according to Ms Sitharaman.
The first volley was fired on Thursday, when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin said that an alert for extremely heavy rainfall was issued by the Met Department only on December 17, the day the districts began to get flooded.
