Chennai sources stated that Opposition DMK staged state wide protests against the "corrupt" AIADMK government in Tamilnadu, with party chief MK Stalin leading the charge in Salem. Meanwhile besides Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi, sister Kanimozhi and senior DMK leaders including Durai Murugan and Dayanidhi Maran participated in demonstrations held across the state.
Reports added leading the first protest after assuming the post of DMK President, Stalin launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his cabinet colleagues, leveling corruption charges against them. Moreover at Salem, Palaniswami's native district, the DMK chief trained his guns against the Chief Minister. Furthermore he recalled that the DMK had earlier submitted a memorandum to state Governor Banwarilal Purohit detailing the alleged irregularities in the Highways Department in the wake of IT raids against a contractor.
Hence Palaniswami holds, among others, the Highways
portfolio. Further Stalin also pointed out at the recent CBI raids at the
residence of Health Minsiter C Vijayabaskar in connection with the probe into
the alleged gutka scam. Meanwhile the Central Bureau of Investigation had on
September 5 carried out searches at around 40 locations in Tamilnadu, including
at the residences of state's health minister and the director general of
police, in connection with the scam.