Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Kanimozhi Accuses TVK Government of Failing Women and Economy
DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi criticized Tamil Nadu’s TVK government.
She said women and children are not safe and pointed to crime figures she cited.
She also said the government’s gold-ring scheme does not help women become independent.
Kanimozhi contrasted it with programs she said helped women study, travel, and work.
She criticized the state’s economic performance, saying GST revenue growth had fallen by five per cent.
She warned that crime and poor law and order could make businesses less willing to invest.
These are her claims and criticisms of the government.
DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi called the TVK administration a “fake dispensation” and criticized Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
She alleged that more than 500 criminal cases were reported in the four months after TVK took office.
Kanimozhi said women and children were unsafe, citing nearly eight major crimes in a 24-hour period.
She argued that gold-ring distributions promote dependency and contrasted them with schemes she said support women’s independence.
She said Tamil Nadu’s GST revenue growth had fallen by five per cent and warned that poor law and order could deter investment.
- Who
- DMK deputy general secretary and MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi criticized the TVK government led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
- What
- She accused the government of failing on women’s safety and economic performance, and criticized its gold-ring scheme.
- When
- She made the remarks at a party gathering on Wednesday night; the article also refers to TVK’s first four months in office.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu; the remarks were made in Chennai.
- Why
- Kanimozhi said crime threatens women and children, economic performance is weakening, and poor law and order could undermine investment.
Kanimozhi’s Criticism
Government Position
Women’s safety and law and order
Kanimozhi’s Criticism
Kanimozhi alleged that women and children are unsafe and said crime reflects deteriorating law and order.
Government Position
The article provides no response from the TVK government.
Gold-ring scheme
Kanimozhi’s Criticism
She argued that distributing gold rings reinforces patriarchal dependency rather than empowering women.
Government Position
The article gives no government explanation or defense of the scheme.
Economic performance
Kanimozhi’s Criticism
She cited a five per cent drop in GST revenue growth and warned that law-and-order concerns could deter industrial investment.
Government Position
The article includes no response from the government on the economic claims.
- Speaker
- Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, DMK deputy general secretary and MP
- Government criticized
- Tamil Nadu government led by TVK Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay
- Reported case count cited
- More than 500 criminal cases in the first four months after TVK assumed office, according to Kanimozhi
- Short-term crime claim
- Kanimozhi claimed nearly eight major crimes, including murders and sexual assaults, occurred in 24 hours
- Economic figure cited
- She said Tamil Nadu’s GST revenue growth dropped by five per cent
- Scheme criticized
- Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, a gold-ring distribution scheme
- Alternative schemes referenced
- Vidiyal Payanam and Pudhumai Penn