'DMK regime made Tamil Nadu hub of drug trafficking', claims AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami

After Stalin took over the reins as CM in 2021, Tamil Nadu has been turned into a hub of ganja trafficking, illicit liquor sales and drug mafia, the AIADMK chief said.

AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Monday, alleged that the current DMK regime has transformed the state of Tamil Nadu into a "hub of drug trafficking" and claimed that citizens wonder if the state government was protecting the innocent public or "shielding the anti-social elements".

After M K Stalin took over as Chief Minister in 2021, Tamil Nadu has been turned into a hub of ganja trafficking, illicit liquor sales and drug mafia, the AIADMK chief claimed.

"This government has created a situation where there is no place in the state where ganja is not available. To put it bluntly, media reports show college students and even school students using drugs, including ganja, in a very casual manner," he said.

"This has raised serious doubts among the people as to whether the ruling party and the chief minister are protecting the people or shielding those involved in the crimes," Palaniswami said in a post on the social media platform 'X'.

People across the state were agitated due to the increasing crimes and wanted this "incompetent and anti-people regime of the puppet chief minister to end," the AIADMK chief said.

The drug menace apart, the brutal sexual assaults and murders against women and children have become rampant as never before.

"There have been about 30 lockup deaths in the last 5 years of the DMK rule. In the last two months alone, 4 Scheduled Caste youths have died in custody. People are clearly realising where law and order is heading under the DMK regime - a classic case of fence grazing the crops - and are deeply distressed," Palaniswami alleged.

People felt insecure over the current law and order situation and wanted to know why the DMK government has not taken any action to ensure law and order, he said and appealed to the people to throw out the "anti-people regime".

DMK government had always been dismissive of such allegations, and days ago, a top official, citing data, had said that the incidence of crime has witnessed a steady decline in the state.