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Tamil Nadu Will Never Be Ruled from Delhi”: CM Stalin Strikes a Defiant Tone in Salem

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, speaking at a major government event in Salem on Thursday, issued a sharp rebuke to the BJP-led Union government, asserting that the state will never accept external dominance. “Tamils have self-respect, and we will never allow Tamil Nadu to be ruled from Delhi,” he declared, drawing thunderous applause from the crowd.

The chief minister was in Salem to inaugurate welfare schemes and development projects worth over ₹1,649 crore. As part of the programme, Stalin released water from the Mettur Dam for irrigation in the delta districts — a crucial move for Tamil Nadu’s agrarian economy. Water discharge began at 3,000 cubic feet and was later increased to 7,000 cubic feet per second, marking the 92nd year of Mettur water release. This will help irrigate approximately 17.10 lakh acres of land for cultivating Kuruvai and Samba crops.

Support for Farmers: Hike in Paddy Procurement Price

In a significant boost to the farming community, Stalin announced a revised procurement price for paddy. The new rates are ₹2,500 per quintal for the normal variety and ₹2,545 for the short variety. “This is part of our Dravidian model of governance, which prioritizes people’s welfare over political rhetoric,” Stalin said.

A Sharp Critique of BJP Governance

In a pointed response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks in Madurai, Stalin defended the performance of the DMK government. “They claim we only make announcements. The truth is, the Centre allocates insufficient funds for major schemes, and we, the state government, are contributing more than 50% of the funds—even for schemes that carry the Prime Minister’s name.”

Drawing a humorous analogy from the Rajinikanth film Padayappa, Stalin said, “There’s a dialogue in the movie — he may be the groom, but he’s wearing my shirt. That’s exactly the situation here. The Centre may take credit, but we are footing the bill.”

AIIMS Madurai and Keezhadi: Symbolic of Neglect

Targeting the Centre's delay in delivering promises, Stalin asked, “Has Amit Shah even seen the condition of AIIMS Madurai? It was announced 10 years ago. With proper funding, it could have been completed in just two years. In contrast, our government has completed numerous projects in the region within four years.”

He also criticized Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s remarks on the Keezhadi excavation report, which highlights the ancient heritage of Tamil civilization. “The Union government continues to downplay Tamil antiquity. They ignored our scientifically backed findings. But we will never allow Tamil identity to be erased.”

Political Fireworks: A Message to the Opposition

Stalin didn’t spare AIADMK either. In a veiled dig at opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami, he said, “Forming an alliance just to protect one’s position is not leadership. Did you raise your voice when the rights of Tamil Nadu were snatched away?”

Dravidian Model in Action

Stalin’s Salem visit concluded with the inauguration of 507 new development works and the formal opening of 225 completed projects, totaling ₹1,649.18 crore. He also visited Periyar University and paid floral tributes to social reformer Periyar, reinforcing the DMK’s ideological roots.

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தமிழக அரசே , உங்கள் கவனத்திற்கு, இந்தகொத்தடிமைகலை உடனே விடுவிக்க நடவடிக்கை எடு!

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Political memes part #94 #memes

[ksvelan]

#இப்படி_ஒரு_பொழப்பு_தேவையா. தான் துவங்கும் இந்த அரசியல் இயக்கம் இவ்வளவு கீழ்த்தரமாக போகும் என்று கனவில் கூட நினைத்துப் பார்த்திருக்க மாட்டார் அண்ணா... #ஈரோடுகிழக்கு #DravidianModel 🤦 😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0YJ0FSOeq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Chennai: PM unveils slew of jobs, TN CM harps on Dravidian design

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Kalaignar Karunanidhi succeeded where north Indian leaders of social justice failed. I looked at the different itineraries of the social justice movements and tried to investigate how the RSS won the north but failed in Tamilnadu. Forever Kalaignar

The movement led by the troika of Periyar-Annadurai-Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu has emerged as the most successful model of social justice and economic transformation in India…

I would like to argue that the success of this model was made possible due to the efforts of one of the greatest sons of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M. Karunanidhi.

Interestingly, north Indian leaders of the social justice movement failed to replicate the success story of Tamil Nadu and succumbed to the communal politics of the BJP/RSS.

Independent India has seen many silent revolutions — the rise of so-called lower castes in the political sphere — in different states at different times. Caste-based social imbalances continued to create havocs and tensions in the stagnant social paradigms.

But paradigms are never fixed. When old paradigms fail to sustain, the inherent tensions eventually lead to social changes and revolutions.

The Subalterns, underclass, farmers, artisans and other producing classes were earlier not represented adequately in various spaces. This created tensions in the political spaces.

This was the genesis of the social justice movement in India. This movement took shape and gathered momentum at different times in different geographical locations and states.

Tamil Nadu saw such paradigm shifts in the 1920s and again in 50s & 60s.

Thanthai Periyar was undoubtedly the greatest ideologue of Dravidian philosophy but it was Annadurai and his finest disciple Kalaignar who actually implemented the policies of social justice, rationalism, growth and self respect in Tamil Nadu.

Kaliagnar won assembly elections 13 times. He became Tamil Nadu’s chief minister on five occasions and ruled the state for almost two decades. Even when he was not the chief minister, his presence continued to guide the course of state politics and policies.

What made Karunanidhi special was his unique way of blending growth and social/gender justice. He was a social revolutionary, rationalist writer and thinker, champion of ideas like federalism and social justice, able administrator, master of electoral politics.

He took part in the language movement when he was in school and always opposed the hegemonic imposition of Hindi on Tamil people. He always worked to enable the masses and strived to make them able to work for their own welfare.

He tried to democratise religion and introduced the idea of all caste and gender priests in Tamil Nadu temples. This scheme was actually implemented during the mk stalin era.

Kalaignar changed the lives of millions of Tamil people for good and thus provided a role model and template for other Indian states and also for the Union government to follow. He introduced a common education board in Tamil Nadu and fought to retain it during the AIADMK rule.

He introduced a common habitat model for all castes — Samathuvapuram Housing Scheme — for the first time. His government introduced inheritance rights for the women in ancestral property. He also started reserving seats in local bodies for the women.

30 percent reservation for women in government jobs was one of his ideas. In many of his acts and deeds, he was actually ahead of his times.

Today Tamil Nadu has the highest number of working women in the country. This is one of the legacies of #DravidianModel, established by Annadurai and his disciple Kalaignar Karunanidhi.

Karunanidhi was credited for carrying forward the legacy of the Justice Party and Self-Respect Movement. He succeeded where north Indian stalwarts failed. Karunanidhi blended his ideology with governance and growth. That is his unique contribution to the idea of justice.

He remained an atheist all his life but when he got ill due to old age and his condition deteriorated, people of all faiths organised prayers at their religious places for him. Such was the life of Dr. M Karunanidhi.

He always wished to be buried next to his mentor Anna. Despite the AIADMK Govt creating hurdles, the Madras High Court order ensured that Karunanidhi’s last wish was fulfilled. Senior advocate and now Rajya Sabha MP @PWilsonDMK played a stellar role in that legal battle.

Karunanidhi emerged as the winner even after his death.

#kalaignarforever

#Dravidianmodel

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பெண்களை வீட்டை விட்டு வெளியே வரக்கூடாது என்று சொல்லும் கூட்டங்களுக்கு மத்தியில் பெண்களை ஆட்சியதிகாரத்தில் உட்கார வைக்கும் இந்த செயல்தான் திராவிட மாடல்..

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