Chennai: The coordinator of AIADMK O Panneerselvam on Saturday told the Chief Minister Tamil Nadu and President DMK M St Stalin that his party was not interested in being part of the last All Indian social federation.
The Head of the DMK recently launched the Federation, a platform to struggle to achieve the principles of Federalism and Social Justice at the national level, and invited 37 political parties leaders, including AIADMK, as partners in the initiative.
In a letter to Stalin, Panneerselvam said the DMK did not raise his voice for social justice and state autonomy when it was part of the union government for 17 years.
“It is my duty to show here that AIDMK alone has a moral right to talk about the social justice or state autonomy or federal principles.
AIADMK will not hesitate to raise his voice for the welfare of Tamil Nadu and for Tamil Nadu,” said The former cm.
He accused that the federation was formed to divert the attention of people, who were not satisfied with the performance of the state government.
He urged the minister’s head to concentrate on issues such as freeing the country from NEET.
He said the founder of AIADMK and aligned CM M Ramachandran had increased reservations for backward classes in education and work up to 50% from 31%.
The Jayalalithaa regime has passed Tamil Nadu BC, SC and ST (seat reservations in educational institutions and appointments or posting in under the state) Bill, 1993 and obtained approval from the president, including in the ninth constitutional schedule, thus protecting the quota of 69%.
The AIDMK regime previously passed the law to provide a horizontal reservation of 7.5% to government school students in medical revenues.
Panneerselvam said the union government where DMK was part of it had brought a few steps including, the safety powder of dam, neet, counter terrorism center, VAT, GST, direct benefit transfers in connection with the central scheme, which was opposed by CM J Jayalalithaa late.
Katchatheevu islet was developed to Sri Lanka when DMK in power, he said.