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New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has decided in a new show of friendship towards the opposition Maintain it Photos of former AIADMK CM Jayalalithaa and Edappadi Palaniswami on 65 lakh school bags for free distribution among children in the state.
The “generous” move, which is being appreciated across the political spectrum, came as the CM sought to save the Rs 13 crore needed to replace the bag.
After coming to power, it is common for ruling parties to replace the markers of opposition with public schemes.
However, DMK chief Stalin, who took over as CM in May, directed his school education minister Ambil Mahesh Poyyamozhi to retain the photographs of the former CM and use the money saved on some other welfare scheme for the students.
“I got a lot of complaints from party people [about the photos]. When I brought this to the notice of the Chief Minister, he told me that I have become a minister, and cannot speak like a party person. If I want to discuss politics, I can go to Arivalayam (DMK headquarters),” Poyyamozhi said in the state assembly on Thursday.
Speaking to ThePrint about the decision, DMK’s Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva said the noble gesture reflects Stalin’s “generosity”, and highlighted that he was not “meant”.
“Thalaivar, From the very beginning, has been very cordial with all parties and alliance partners. This style of governance is similar to Anna’s‘s (Former Chief Minister Annadurai) To include all. He realized that Rs 13 crore could be better used in some other scheme, so it was a very practical decision,” Siva said, adding that more such decisions can be expected from Stalin in the coming days.
The opposition also appreciated the move. Senior AIADMK leader JCD Prabhakar said it was a good move, indicating the changed attitude of the ruling DMK towards the opposition. He also recalled that Stalin had made similar gestures before.
“It is a good decision not to remove the pictures of Amma and EPS. Stalin even before Called For restoration when Amma Unavagam (canteen) was vandalized and her picture removed. They restored it,” Prabhakar said.
“However, it is not surprising that if they change the pictures people will question why they are wasting so much money,” he added.
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inclusive style of politics
This is not the first time that the newly elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has extended a friendly hand to the opposition in inclusive politics.
At the height of the second Covid wave in mid-May, just days after he was sworn in as CM, Stalin convened An all-party meeting to bring everyone together to deal with the increasing number of cases. AIADMK MLAs were sitting next to state ministers in Coimbatore to review the COVID situation in Coimbatore.
CM tweeted“Covid does not discriminate on the basis of political affiliation and as public servants, we are morally bound to stand united in this fight. Urge all parties across the country to work together to defeat the pandemic. #OndrinaivomVaa (Let us come together).”
He also appealed to the MLAs to put aside political differences to help the state fight Covid together. Stalin to a multi-party COVID advisory panel he appointed Maintained C. Vijayabhaskar, former health minister of AIADMK.
This political union was the first visible When, shortly after being elected as the Chief Minister, he addressed former Deputy Chief Minister and AIADMK leader O. Panneerselvam’s table.
DMK workers also recall how Stalin was the first to attend the funeral of AIADMK leader Madhusudan earlier this month.
(Edited by Amit Upadhyay)
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