Assembly polls will end sufferings of people under DMK regime: Nainar Nagendran

State Bharatiya Janata Party president Nainar Nagendran said he could comment on the issue of the Enforcement Directorate probe into irregularities in Tasmac only after the final outcome of a case filed in the Supreme Court.
Mr. Nagendran was here to offer prayer at the Andal Temple, along with Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, on Thursday.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Nagendran said the Apex Court had given only an interim stay on the issue. The final judgement would come only when the court reopened after summer vacation, he added.
Asked about the Tamil Nadu Government taking legal recourse over the Union Government denying ₹2,000 crore for the State under Samagra Shiksha Scheme, he said the DMK had not kept its poll promises. 'Even the ₹1,000 monthly assistance to women, promised during the 2021 Assembly elections, was given only on the eve of Lok Sabha polls to garner votes. The DMK was not for the welfare of the people but only for votes,' he said.
The ensuing Assembly election would put an end to the increasing burden on the common man by way of increasing property tax, electricity tariff and milk price, he said.
When his attention was drawn to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin claiming that the AIADMK had rejoined the BJP only out of fear of raids by the Central agencies, Mr. Nagendran said the AIADMK had no reason to fear any such raids.

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