Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | We will ask Centre to revoke CAA, says Palaniswami

AIADMK chief and Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday mentioned if voted again to energy, the get together would ask the Centre to scrap the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, based mostly on the request from minorities.

Mr. Palaniswami filed his nomination papers for contesting within the upcoming Assembly election from the Edappadi constituency for the seventh time. He instructed mediapersons that as an MLA, he had labored laborious for the event of the constituency.

Responding to a query on together with the withdrawal of the CAA within the AIADMK election manifesto after having voted in favour of it in Parliament, Mr. Palaniswami mentioned the get together had mentioned within the manifesto that it might ask the Centre to withdraw the Act based mostly on requests from minorities.

Mr. Palaniswami mentioned the manifesto had been welcomed by folks from all walks of life. On the feasibility of implementing the bulletins regardless of the debt burden of the State, he requested which State within the nation was not in debt. However, growth works have been progressing with none delay, he mentioned. Mr. Palaniswami mentioned the AIADMK-led alliance was robust, including that he would fufil the calls for of the general public if he wins from the constituency.

Mr. Palaniswami began his marketing campaign within the constituency after providing prayers on the Sendrayan Perumal Temple right here. He distributed pamphlets to the general public close to the temple and requested for votes. Campaigning at Nangavalli, Mr. Palaniswami mentioned web connectivity could be made obtainable in 17,662 income villages within the State and folks would give you the option to make worldwide calls simply after that.

He additionally appealed to the general public to take the COVID-19 vaccinations. Sharing his expertise, the Chief Minister mentioned he was doing nice after taking the vaccination.

In Jalakandapuram, replying to DMK president M.K. Stalin’s declare that they might win in all 234 constituencies, the AIADMK chief requested him to first win in Edappadi. He mentioned [results of the election] 2016 would repeat within the 2021 Assembly election.

He mentioned loans of up to ₹1 lakh taken by weavers could be waived off and 1,000 items of free energy could be offered for energy looms.

Listing out the schemes carried out by him within the constituency, he rebutted Mr. Stalin’s cost that nothing had been achieved. He mentioned the DMK had included in its manifesto schemes that have been already carried out by the federal government.

Mr. Palaniswami urged the folks to evaluate how the constituency had modified between 2011 and 2021, including that the constituency now regarded like “Singapore”. He appealed to the folks to give it the standing of the “Chief Minister’s constituency” by electing him once more.