Overview

• Chief Minister M K Stalin rejected Edappadi K Palaniswami’s allegation that his May 24 NITI Aayog meeting attendance was aimed at safeguarding family finances, calling the charge baseless.
• Palaniswami had accused Stalin of breaking a three-year boycott of the central planning body only to protect personal interests rather than secure state funding.
• Stalin pointed to serious governance lapses under the previous AIADMK government, including the Sathankulam custodial deaths and the Thoothukudi police firing.
• During a visit to his Kolathur constituency, he laid the foundation for three senior citizens’ homes and inaugurated renovated parks and canals at a combined cost of over ₹118 crore.
• The public rebuke underscores intensifying rivalry between the DMK and the AIADMK-BJP alliance over centre-state relations and fiscal entitlements ahead of the polls.