Dharmapuram: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay over the alleged defection of elected representatives to the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
Addressing supporters during his campaign for the October 6 Assembly bypoll in Dharapuram, Palaniswami questioned Vijay’s claims of transparency and clean governance.
He alleged that encouraging MLAs elected on AIADMK tickets to resign and join the ruling party was an unethical political practice. Palaniswami also accused the TVK of attempting to strengthen its position by engineering defections.
He questioned how the Chief Minister could speak about transparent governance while allegedly encouraging elected representatives to switch political allegiance.
