Top leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) K Palaniswami has targeted Chief Minister MK Stalin. He alleged that Stalin’s visit to Dubai was just a ‘family picnic’ in the eyes of the people. Palaniswami said when Stalin was the leader of the opposition, he had mocked him and his cabinet as the ‘AIADMK picnic cabinet’, as he had taken three of his ministers and government officials during their official visits abroad.
The Leader of the Opposition said that now Stalin’s entire family has gone with him to Dubai. He said it would have been appropriate if Stalin had taken only the secretaries and ministers of the departments. The AIADMK joint coordinator claimed that in the eyes of the people, the Chief Minister’s visit to Dubai was just a ‘family picnic’.
‘…this program is just an excuse to go to Dubai’
CM Stalin inaugurated the Tamil Nadu gallery on Friday at the Dubai Expo-2022. Palaniswami said it was “ridiculous” as the event, which started on October 1 last year, is scheduled to end on March 31. He said the event was just an “excuse” to go to Dubai.
‘Foreign travel not to attract investment in the state’
Taking a jibe at Stalin, Palaniswami said his foreign travel was not for the purpose of attracting investments in the state or for the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu. Stalin left for Dubai from here on March 24 and is scheduled to return on March 29. At the same time, the DMK has demanded state BJP chief K Annamalai to publicly apologize to Stalin and deposit Rs 100 crore in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.