Reels creator, dummy CM: Stalin's big attack on Vijay over Udhayanidhi's arrest
In his sharpest attack on Vijay, MK Stalin on Tuesday called him an "inept" and "dummy chief minister" as tensions simmered between the DMK and
In his sharpest attack on Vijay, MK Stalin on Tuesday called him an "inept" and "dummy chief minister" as tensions simmered between the DMK and the ruling TVK over the dramatic arrest of Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin. In a hard-hitting statement, Stalin warned that arrogance leads to destruction, accusing the Vijay government of using police action to divert attention from its "failure" to protect the state's interests on the Cauvery water issue. Read Full Story Even though the Madras High Court ordered the release of Udhayanidhi, the DMK supremo was unsparing in his criticism of Vijay.
The Leader of the Opposition was arrested from his Chennai residence earlier in the day over a vulgar remark that was widely interpreted as an allusion to actor Trisha, a close friend of Vijay. WHAT MK STALIN SAID ON CM VIJAY? The former Chief Minister claimed that the police action was nothing but an attempt to conceal the government's glaring failure on the Cauvery issue or oppose neighbouring Karnataka's Mekedatu dam. He also questioned the timing of the arrest - a day before the start of the Budget session.
"An inept dummy Chief Minister can't bring Cauvery water, can't even speak up to stop the Mekedatu dam," Stalin said. He also claimed that while farmers were suffering, the TVK government was more concerned about criticism related to Vijay's film (Jana Nayagan). "A joker Cabinet has taken hold in Tamil Nadu," Stalin said. Udhayanidhi made the alleged objectionable remark on Monday during a protest held in Thanjavur against the Vijay government's handling of the Cauvery water dispute. The TVK government has come under fire from the DMK after Karnataka failed to release the required amount of Cauvery water despite directions from the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).
Tied to it is Karnataka's proposed and contentious Mekedatu dam project, which is close to where the Cauvery enters Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has objected to the project, maintaining that increased upstream storage could enable Karnataka to regulate water flows. Ends
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