Madurai: AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Thursday accused Chief Minister Vijay of attempting to destroy the AIADMK and other Dravidian parties through coercive methods, including splitting rival parties and luring away legislators.
Speaking to reporters, Dhinakaran asserted that Vijay's intention was to go beyond democratic methods and destroy Dravidian parties. He claimed that AIADMK functionaries who broke away and supported Vijay had committed a huge mistake, as they were now realizing they had been cheated. Today, Vijay has left them stranded in the middle of the road, he said, adding that several leaders had already begun returning to the AIADMK.
Alleging violations of the anti-defection law, Dhinakaran claimed that the TVK attempted to form the government by buying MLAs and offering ministerial posts. He also criticized parties in the DMK alliance, which campaigned against TVK but later extended support, stating that they wanted to avoid President's Rule in Tamil Nadu. But in reality, it is against democracy, he remarked.
Claiming that public dissatisfaction was growing, Dhinakaran said people were beginning to realize they had made a wrong decision by voting for change. Referring to protests over power cuts and electricity shortages, he cited television visuals from Tiruvallur where residents complained about prolonged outages.
Calling the first 15 days of the administration a disappointment, he said governance could not be run through Instagram reels and accused the government of failing to maintain law and order.
