COIMBATORE: DMK chief M K Stalin on Saturday alleged that intelligence officers of the state police are recording his phone calls.
DMK has ample evidence to prove that corruption prevails in local bodies and the highways department, Stalin told supporters at a gram sabha meeting conducted at Devarayapuram village. “The project to replace sodium vapour lamps with LED lights was mired in corruption. We gave the governor all evidence. If the governor fails to take action, DMK will take action against the AIADMK leaders involved after coming to power.”
Responding to municipal administration minister S P Velumani's challenge to prove the corruption charges levelled against him or quit politics, Stalin said, “I have evidence to prove the corruption charges against the minister. If I proved the charges, Velumani should quit politics. DMK will make sure that corrupt AIADMK politicians are punished,” he added.
DMK’s manifesto for the upcoming assembly election will promise a fresh investigation into the death of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa, he said. “The AIADMK government will bite the dust after four months. We are sensitizing people about AIADMK’s corruption. The state government tried to stop us. However, people are much aware about the government’s corruption,” Stalin said. “The state government should conduct grama sabha thrice a year. After coming to power, AIADMK did not conduct even one gram sabha meeting. So, the DMK decided to do so to solve problems faced by people. The government did not allow us to conduct the meeting. So, the name was changed to people’s grama sabha. But the state government has been attempting to stop the meeting.”