Amid assembly debates, CM MK Stalin passionately championed his DMK government’s track record, insisting no protesting public servant has faced imprisonment.
Thursday’s proceedings on the session’s third day saw ministers addressing pointed queries. Stalin seized the moment to differentiate his rule from AIADMK’s iron-fist approach.
“Our government hasn’t jailed a single employee for protesting, nor wielded acts like TESMA,” he proclaimed, underscoring a policy of dialogue over detention.
Contrasting eras, Stalin evoked memories of AIADMK governance: mass arrests of protesting teachers, forced overnight holds, and jail send-offs. He condemned Palaniswami’s past jabs at pay scales as particularly offensive.
Triumphantly, he cited the assured pension scheme’s launch, honoring a 23-year crusade. Employees’ visit with sweets to his secretariat spoke volumes about restored trust.
Stalin charged that such worker satisfaction irks the opposition, reinforcing DMK’s narrative as Tamil Nadu’s labor vanguard in a politically charged landscape.