Political parties have welcomed the state government’s decision withdrawing the earlier announcement of reopening schools on November 16, but has attracted criticism of being indecisive.
“The announcement for school reopening and the subsequent withdrawal clearly shows the wavering mindset of the state government,’’ said DMK president M K Stalin on Thursday. “It has become a practice for the AIADMK government to make announcements without due diligence and then withdrawing,’’ he said in a social media post on Thursday.
Stalin alleged that more than Covid it is the confusion perpetrated by the government that is scary.
PMK leader S Ramadoss appreciated the government for the decision not to reopen schools and colleges. “This is the right decision. I welcome it,’’ he said in a twitter post adding that abundant caution should be exercised during festive period. He urged the government to take a decision on reopening of schools based on recommendations from health experts.
Ramadoss noted that it was during Onam celebrations that Kerala saw a resurgence in the number of Covid cases. “To prevent a replication of the scenario in Tamil Nadu people have to be extra cautious,’’ he said.