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Palaniswami Escalates Attack on DMK With Fresh Allegations on Madurai Graft, School Closures and Cauvery–Gundar

During his Makkalai Kaappom yatra in the Madurai region, the opposition leader leveled unverified claims of graft, project neglect, farmer betrayals against the ruling DMK.

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207 government schools shut down under DMK government, alleges AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami | Image: EPS/X
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Overview

  • Campaigning in Tiruparankundram, Tiruchuli and Melur, AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami accused the DMK of misrule in a series of speeches reported on September 1–2.
  • He alleged the government is shielding Madurai Mayor Indrani Pon Vasanth in an alleged ₹200‑crore property‑tax case, noting arrests of some corporation officials and the Mayor’s husband, Pon Vasanth.
  • He claimed 207 government schools were shut during the DMK’s tenure and said several AIADMK‑era projects, including the AIIMS at Thirumangalam, had not been advanced.
  • He charged that the Cauvery–Gundar river‑linking project was stalled after 2021, specifically blaming Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu for not sanctioning funds.
  • He further alleged betrayals of farmers over hydrocarbon test wells and tungsten mining and asserted that state borrowings rose by ₹4.38 lakh crore in four years, with more borrowing planned in 2025–26.