Stalin on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami of “taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and playing politics” when innumerable people were affected by the coronavirus. In a statement in Chennai, he alleged that the lockdown rules had been imposed on others while the ruling partymen had been granted exemption. “It is against democracy that the Chief Minister is misusing power and functioning in a partial manner. It is sad that Tamil Nadu has a Chief Minister who lacks empathy,” he said. Reiterating that the DMK had faced repressive measures, Mr. Stalin called upon his partymen to continue relief works.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2020 18:22 UTC