T.N. CM Stalin questions PM Modi on Centre’s proactiveness on West Asia crisis

T.N. CM Stalin challenges PM Modi on government preparedness for West Asia crisis, emphasising leadership responsibility over public outsourcing.

DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) said preparedness for the impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia cannot be outsourced to the people, and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on whether he was prepared to protect the people.

“Preparedness cannot be outsourced to the people. Prepared for what — leadership, or its absence? Who is expected to be prepared — the Union government or the people of the country?,” Mr. Stalin wrote in a post on X.

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On Monday, while briefing the Lok Sabha on the steps taken by his government to secure India’s energy needs, Mr. Modi said the country should be prepared and united. He also said the impact of the West Asia war is likely to be felt for a long time.

“You say that just as we prepared for COVID-19, we must also be prepared for the impacts of a West Asia war. As soon as the situation in West Asia escalated and its effects began to be felt, I wrote to you on March 11, urging to ensure the uninterrupted supply of gas cylinders for all purposes, rescue people from Tamil Nadu stranded in Gulf countries, and revise limits on the supply of gas to power stations,” Mr. Stalin said.

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