CHENNAI: To counter the raft of promises made by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, DMK president M K Stalin has readied a vision document for Tamil Nadu “to usher in a new dawn”.
The new administrative framework envisions “massive industrial and infrastructure development and a crime-free state that ensures protection to women, children and the elderly”.
In an interview with TOI, Stalin said he would release the document soon after the election notification is issued.
Blaming the AIADMK government for Tamil Nadu’s ‘stunted growth’, Stalin promises a dream state that would hasten the pace of development. Over the last decade, he said, Tamil Nadu’s industrial growth under the AIADMK government had become stunted.
“The state’s finances are in shambles and its economy on a cliff edge. The youth have been pushed into despair as the rate of unemployment has reached historical levels and the law and order situation is fast deteriorating,” said Stalin.
Alleging that crimes against women, children and the elderly have risen, Stalin said rowdyism was at a peak.
There has been no new large scale infrastructure project for the state in the last 10 years, he said.
“The youth have been deprived of their employment opportunities. Tamil language has not been given due importance and the spirit of federalism has been surrendered to the Centre by this slavish state government,” said Stalin. “As a solution to all these problems and to usher in a new dawn, we will release a vision document,” he said.