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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK<\/a> president MK Stalin<\/a> on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government, questioning its durability and claiming developments in recent months had raised doubts about its future.Speaking at an event where former VCK MLA Panaiyur Babu joined the DMK along with his supporters, Stalin said his party had initially decided not to criticise the new government for six months after it assumed office.However, he said the political situation had forced a debate sooner than expected.\u201cWhen this government assumed office, we had said we would refrain from criticism for six months. But within that period itself, circumstances have emerged that compel discussion,\u201d Stalin said, according to news agency ANI.\u201cMany are already talking about it. The situation is such that people are wondering whether it can last even three months, let alone five or six months,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Former VCK legislator Panaiyur Babu formally joined the DMK in the presence of senior party leaders, including Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, TR Baalu and Udhayanidhi Stalin.Welcoming him into the party, Stalin praised Babu’s conduct in the Assembly and described him as a principled politician.\u201cDuring the last five years, I have had the opportunity to closely observe Paniyur Babu in the Assembly. He would come quietly and leave quietly, but whenever he spoke, he would raise constructive views and strongly articulate the issues concerning his constituency,\u201d Stalin said.Referring to Babu’s statement explaining his decision to switch parties, Stalin said it contained \u201cnot a single word\u201d that could hurt anyone and described the former MLA as \u201ca committed worker who stands firm by his principles.\u201d<\/p>\n Stalin used the occasion to highlight the DMK’s record on social justice and development. He cited the construction of memorials for anti-caste leaders Immanuel Sekaran and Rettamalai Srinivasan, as well as the renovation of the MC Raja Students’ Hostel.He also listed projects implemented in the Cheyyur constituency, including an arts and science college, a SIPCOT industrial estate, a government hospital, paddy procurement centres, fishing net-weaving centres, coastal protection works and distribution of free house-site pattas to around 10,000 beneficiaries.\u201cPaniyur Babu has chosen the DMK as the right movement to continue his ideological journey,\u201d Stalin said.<\/p>\n Stalin’s comments add to a growing chorus of opposition criticism directed at chief minister Joseph Vijay and the TVK government.A day earlier, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami had alleged that the TVK government could collapse if its alliance partners withdrew support.Palaniswami claimed Vijay had won the election due to his \u201ccinema glamour\u201d and argued that the ruling coalition depended heavily on support from allied parties.<\/div>\nPanaiyur Babu joins DMK<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
DMK highlights welfare and development record<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Remarks come amid wider opposition criticism of TVK<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n