We will prove once again that western region is AIADMK's stronghold: EPS

KRISHNAGIRI: AIADMK will once again prove that the western region is its stronghold, said party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday. Palaniswami was responding to DMK leader and chief minister M K Stalin’s comment on Monday that the AIADMK's loss in the upcoming assembly election would begin in the western region.“We will once again demonstrate that the western region is the stronghold of the AIADMK in the assembly elections. It was under the AIADMK rule that numerous projects, including the Smart Project valued at Rs 1,000 crore, were executed in Coimbatore and Tirupur municipal corporations," EPS said while speaking at Krishnagiri town.He said while DMK may be the ruling party, AIADMK holds the power in Coimbatore. "We have established ourselves as a formidable party by securing 80% of the votes in the western region during the 2021 elections," he said.EPS said 15 lakh medical camps had been conducted during the AIADMK's decade-long governance. “Now, a label has been affixed to that initiative. With seven months remaining for the elections, they have launched a project named Nalam Kakkum Stalin. Likewise, they have announced that 46 public grievances will be addressed through the Ungaludan Stalin initiative. These are merely gimmicks by Stalin,” EPS asserted. He said DMK is destined to encounter a defeat in the assembly elections. "AIADMK will secure the govt with a clear majority. We will safeguard the people and preserve Tamil Nadu," he said.He accused the DMK govt of insensitive by planning to hold the teacher eligibility test on Nov 1 and 2. “Nov 2 is the All Souls’ Day. This day is significant for Christians, as it is when they visit cemeteries to pray for their deceased relatives. He said Christian candidates would find it difficult to take the exam on Nov 2.