Overview
- At Udumalpet, Stalin inaugurated 61 completed projects worth ₹949.53 crore, laid foundations for 35 new initiatives including a mini Tidel Park, and distributed ₹295.29 crore to 19,785 beneficiaries.
- He cited the revival of five stalled overbridge projects in Tiruppur and the Athikadavu-Avinashi drinking water scheme as proof of DMK performance in the west.
- Stalin warned that the AIADMK will face its worst electoral defeat in western Tamil Nadu, challenging Palaniswami’s choice to launch his campaign in what was considered a party stronghold.
- The Supreme Court rejected the AIADMK’s challenge to the ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ welfare scheme and ordered the petitioner to pay ₹10 lakh in costs, a ruling Stalin called a political triumph.
- He accused Edappadi K. Palaniswami of harbouring a “delusion” that voters equate him with past leaders M.G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa and vowed to let development outcomes speak for the DMK.