EPS Alleges Rs 4 Lakh Crore Corruption By DMK
People did not get adequate protection and investors who came to Tamil Nadu to start ventures moved away to other States, he said, adding the State debt burden had gone up by Rs 4 lakh crore in the last 56 month.
Chennai: Accusing the DMK government of indulging in a massive Rs 4 lakh crore corruption across government department since it took charge in 2021, Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami demanded a detailed enquiry into the scam by a retired Supreme Court judge and appropriate action taken against those involved it, including bureaucrats.
Palaniswami, who drove to the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Governor R N Ravi listing out the names of the 22 government departments in which corruption allegedly thrived during the past 56 months and said that since the DMK was concentrating on looting the State it failed to take care of the administration that led to a deterioration of law and order.
People did not get adequate protection and investors who came to Tamil Nadu to start ventures moved away to other States, he said, adding the State debt burden had gone up by Rs 4 lakh crore in the last 56 month.
Referring to a remark made by the then State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan that Rs 30,000 crore had been looted by two close relatives of Chief Minister M K Stalin in the first year of DMK rule, the AIADMK general secretary said that the DMK did nothing to the people of the State other than indulging in large scale corruption.
Among the 22 government departments that he mentioned in his memorandum, the department of municipal administration and drinking water supply topped the list with an alleged graft of Rs 64,000 crore, while rural development and panchayat raj and mines and minerals came next with Rs 60,000 crore.
Even departments like tourism and milk supply were accused of Rs 250 crore corruption and each every other department was listed in the complaint by Palaniswami, who told the media that he has submitted adequate evidence to prove his charges
Asked about the memorandum submitted to the Governor, Minerals and Mines Minister S Regupathy said that it was ridiculous that Palaniswami, who was facing several allegations of graft, was pointing fingers at the DMK government. He had no right to make such accusations when he and his former Ministerial colleagues were facing graft charges.