(2/2) Entrepreneurs waiting for months to get an appointment with government/officials.

Exposing the severe bureaucratic paralysis choking Tamil Nadu's economic climate, DMK Treasurer M. K. Stalin on April 2, 2014, revealed that entrepreneurs and industrialists were forced to wait for months on end merely to obtain an appointment with government secretaries and ministers. Stalin pointed out that the AIADMK administration operated under an atmosphere of extreme secrecy, fear, and institutional inertia, where senior bureaucrats refused to take policy decisions or sign file clearances without explicit instructions from the Chief Minister's Poes Garden residence. This crippling bottleneck alienated both domestic entrepreneurs and global corporate investors, driving hundreds of manufacturing projects and tens of thousands of potential jobs to neighboring Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat. Stalin recalled how previous DMK governments under Dr. Kalaignar Karunanidhi maintained an open-door policy, establishing single-window clearance mechanisms and holding regular interactive meetings with industry chambers to resolve bottlenecks promptly. He asserted that a vibrant economy requires an accessible, responsive, and proactive government. Stalin pledged that the DMK will restore transparent governance, eliminate bureaucratic red tape, and rebuild investor confidence across Tamil Nadu. He affirmed that accessible, responsive governance is the indispensable prerequisite for industrial vitality.