"Tamil Nadu Governor acting as political broker for BJP": DMK leader TKS Elangovan
Jan 29, 2024
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 29 : DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Monday slammed Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and claimed that he is acting as a "political broker for the BJP" and is deeply indulged in sheer politics.
"There is no Governor in the state. A broker is sitting on the seat of the Governor and insulting the seat. He's doing politics. He should not issue statements. If he finds some problem in the state, he should ask the Chief Secretary or the officials to see what has happened there. But he's acting as a political broker for the BJP," TKS Elangovan told ANI.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi claimed that villagers of Nagapattinam district, eligible to become beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, are not able to get the benefit of the scheme due to "administrative apathy" and alleged "corruption".
Tamil Nadu Governor's remarks came a day after he visited Keezhvenmani village in Nagapattinam district, where over 40 agricultural labourers were burned alive by a landlord five decades ago in 1968.
"It is tragic that the deserving poor villagers of Nagapattinam district are not able to get the benefit of the PM Awas Yojana due to administrative apathy and alleged corruption. A humongous, high-cost concrete structure in Keezhvenmani village as a memorial to commemorate the massacre of 44 poor labourers in the midst of thatched shacks of the poor all around by a political party that claims to champion the proletariat is not only ironical but a mocking insult to the martyrs and the poor," Governor Ravi posted on X.
During his visit, the Tamil Nadu Governor also called on the only survivor of the 1968 massacre, G Palanivel.
"Visited Keezhvenmani village in Nagapattinam district and met Thiru G. Palanivel, the only survivor of the 1968 massacre. Also visited Nambyar Nagar inhabited by fishermen, and Jeeva Nagar by Scheduled Castes. Shocked to see the abject poverty all along the villages. One wonders how long these unfortunate brothers and sisters have to wait for social and economic justice," he wrote in another post.
