AIADMK to organise protests against DMK government

Under criticism from various quarters for not being an “effective Opposition”, Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition party AIADMK Friday announced a three-phase agitation across the state demanding that the ruling DMK withdraw hikes on property tax, power tariff, and milk prices.

In his address at a fast organised by the Coimbatore district unit of AIADMK, party interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami launched an all-round attack against the DMK, especially Chief Minister M K Stalin, for running an “inefficient government” that has failed on all fronts. He also asked the DMK not to indulge in vindictive measures against AIADMK leaders and cadres, saying power doesn’t stay with one party “for long”.