Chennai, Oct 26 — The DMK Women’s Wing will stage demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on October 31 against what party president M.K. Stalin described as a deteriorating law and order situation, citing recent killings and cases involving missing children to question the TVK government’s handling of public safety.
Announcing the protest, Stalin accused the government of failing to instil fear of the law among offenders.
He alleged that criminals were operating with growing confidence and questioned Chief Minister Vijay’s silence over incidents that, he said, had raised serious concerns about the safety of people across the State.
The DMK president referred to three cases in Salem, Madurai and Gingee to underline his criticism. In Salem, he said, a person was murdered in broad daylight in a public place.
In Madurai, a boy who had gone missing was subsequently found dead, while the whereabouts of a missing girl from Gingee remained unknown.
Stalin described the incidents as evidence of an alarming situation and alleged that crimes in Tamil Nadu were becoming more disturbing than scenes depicted in video games and horror films. His criticism focused on what he characterised as the growing brazenness of offenders under the TVK administration.
“Under TVK rule, criminals are carrying out offences without fear, as though they had been given a free run,” he said.
Stalin further alleged that Tamil Nadu had been reduced to counting murders every day, holding the government responsible for addressing the concerns arising from such incidents.
Directing his criticism at the Chief Minister, Stalin asked why Vijay was remaining silent on law and order, as though the issue had nothing to do with him.
He also questioned why the Chief Minister, whom he described as someone who spoke forcefully about law and order, had not spoken out about the incidents. The proposed demonstrations, Stalin said, would condemn the prevailing situation.
By assigning the protest to its Women’s Wing, the DMK will take its criticism of the government’s handling of law and order to demonstrations across the State on October 31.
The announcement places the Salem killing, the death of the missing boy in Madurai and the unresolved disappearance of the Gingee girl at the centre of the party’s protest.
Stalin’s statement sought an explanation from the Chief Minister over the incidents and his alleged silence on public safety.