A major political storm is brewing in Tamil Nadu as BJP leaders rip into the DMK administration for botched law enforcement and vulnerability to national security threats.
The Sunday salvo from BJP’s state unit zeroed in on proliferating extremist networks and illegal settlers, transforming the state into a vulnerability hotspot. President Nainar Nagendran warned that DMK governance is fostering a terrorist safe haven.
He invoked the Tiruppur incident where Delhi Police collared six Bangladeshis spying for Pakistani militants via online propaganda. Repeated busts in Tiruppur, Coimbatore, and Kongu zones question state machinery’s vigilance, Nagendran noted.
Central NIA probes and interstate police actions in Tamil Nadu betray DMK’s laxity. Tying it to political vendetta against Delhi, he implored ending risky appeasement and eliminating terror hideouts.
Echoing strongly, K. Annamalai decried Tamil Nadu’s devolution into a den for international smugglers, anti-socials, and jihadists—far from its serene past. Bureaucrats misused for contractor favors exemplify governance rot, he charged.
DMK’s voter-pandering silence on perils is criminal negligence, per Annamalai. No official DMK retort yet. BJP’s campaign amplifies security fears, challenging DMK’s narrative.
This could pivot voter sentiment towards accountability. Urgent reforms in surveillance, deportations, and inter-agency coordination are needed. As barbs escalate, Tamil Nadu’s polity braces for a security-centric showdown.