AIADMK Leaders Demand CBI Inquiry and CM Stalin’s Resignation Over Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy
In Chennai, Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and party workers are on a hunger strike. They are demanding a CBI inquiry into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy and the resignation of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, accusing the DMK government of inefficiency.
AIADMK’s Demands
AIADMK senior leader C. Ponnaiyan stated, “Our demand is the dismissal of Stalin’s government, to begin with. Taking legal action against the atrocities of illicit drugs, which are being distilled by DMK functionaries only. There is full support of Stalin and his government…”
Public Forum Protest
AIADMK Senior Leader and Former Minister C Vijayabaskar mentioned that they have turned to the public forum as there is no way to raise concerns in the Assembly. He said, “There is no provision to raise our voice in the Assembly forum. So, now we have turned to the public forum…We need to find the root cause, and who all are involved…CBI is the right agency to find the root cause.”
Second Hooch Tragedy
Former AIADMK MP Jayakumar Jayavardhan highlighted that this is the second hooch tragedy in the state and said that this must not be accepted. He stated, “The government machinery does not work due to inefficiency at its core. This incident has shown the failure of district and police administrations and state intelligence. Through appropriate forums, we have raised this issue. AIADMK has conducted a statewide protest in every district. It has raised our voice in the legislative assembly because of which we have been thrown out. We have also moved to the High Court in this regard.”
Jayavardhan further demanded the resignation of CM Stalin “due to the inefficiency of DMK government” and a CBI probe into the matter.
Assembly Suspension
On Wednesday, a resolution was passed in the assembly to suspend AIADMK for disrupting the assembly proceedings. Tamil Nadu Speaker M. Appavu ordered the eviction of the AIADMK MLAs who disrupted the assembly proceedings. The MLAs had demanded an adjournment of the Q&A session and continued to raise slogans over the tragedy.
