DMK General Council Slams TVK Administration Over Unchecked Price Rises

The DMK convened an emergency district secretaries meeting at Anna Arivalayam today, sharpening its attack on the ruling TVK government regarding escalating consumer prices and municipal tax revisions. Former Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin accused the current administration of failing to control essential commodity inflation, asserting that everyday citizens are bearing the brunt of hasty policy measures implemented over the past five months. Party leaders passed a unanimous resolution demanding an immediate rollback of recent urban property tax hikes and commercial electricity tariff adjustments. Stalin argued that the governance model promised during the campaign has devolved into administrative paralysis, affecting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across industrial hubs like Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Chennai. The opposition announced a series of district-level demonstrations scheduled for next week to protest the rising cost of living. Political analysts view this aggressive posture as the DMK consolidating its opposition role ahead of the upcoming local body committee elections. With both sides locking horns over public welfare metrics, the political atmosphere in the state legislature is expected to remain charged when the assembly reconvenes later this month for special policy debates.