இதற்கு முன், ஜூன் 10 வரை தமிழகம் முழுவதும் இறந்தோரின் எண்ணிக்கை வெறும் 326 என்று மூன்றில் ஒரு பங்கு கணக்கை மட்டுமே காட்டினார்கள். இன்னும் எத்தனை...

DMK president M.K. Stalin challenged Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami over persistent suppression of coronavirus mortality statistics, pointing out that prior official reports had documented merely 326 deaths across Tamil Nadu until June 10. Stalin emphasized that the government initial tally reflected barely one-third of actual casualties, exposing a deliberate effort by the state administration to obscure the true human toll of the pandemic from the public eye.

Stalin questioned the Chief Minister on how many additional casualties among innocent citizens remained deliberately concealed from official records. He noted that manipulating vital public health records to defend bureaucratic reputations represents a grave abdication of constitutional duty. When an administration hides fatalities instead of mobilizing medical resources, vulnerable communities lose timely awareness of localized outbreaks, leading to wider transmission in densely populated neighborhoods.

Stalin stated that responsible public leadership demands rigorous accountability, transparent auditing of death registers, and immediate logistical support for frontline healthcare teams. He urged the ruling administration to abandon deceptive reporting practices, conduct comprehensive audits across regional hospitals, and deliver candid daily briefings that reflect ground realities accurately across Tamil Nadu.