நிதி ஒதுக்கி ஒரு வாரம் ஆகியும் புயலால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு நிவாரணம் வழங்காதது ஏன்? பாதிக்கப்பட்ட குடும்பங்களுக்கு ரூ.5000; விவசாயிகளுக்கு...

DMK president M.K. Stalin sharply criticized Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami over inordinate administrative delays in disbursing flood relief funds to cyclone-affected citizens across Tamil Nadu. Stalin pointed out that although official financial allocations had been announced a week earlier following severe cyclone damage, devastated communities had received no tangible monetary assistance on the ground. He condemned the state government for indulging in political posturing while impoverished rural households and agricultural laborers struggled without daily sustenance or basic shelter repairs.

Stalin urged the AIADMK administration to immediately release first-stage interim relief amounts, demanding 5,000 rupees for every affected family and 10,000 rupees for smallholder farmers who sustained total harvest loss. He stressed that interim financial aid is urgently needed to prevent immediate distress migration, restore domestic stability, and help agricultural workers begin clearing inundated fields. Stalin warned the administration against bureaucratic delays and procedural excuses that prolong the agony of vulnerable citizens during natural disasters.

The demand amplified grassroots calls for prompt official action across cyclone-battered coastal and delta districts. Stalin affirmed that state disaster management must operate with urgency, transparency, and deep humanitarian empathy.