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ChennaiTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin completes 100 days in office, ticking some of the right boxes, even with his proverbial political honeymoon. some compliments from the opposition.
Stalin assumed office on 7 May after the DMK-led coalition came to power Won 159 out of 234 seats in the state. He completed 100 days on 20 August.
The chief minister had to hit the ground running soon after taking office, an aggressive second Covid wave hitting Tamil Nadu.
From surprise visits, 12 o’clock phone calls, sending MLAs and ministers to their constituencies to involving the health minister of the previous AIADMK government, the chief minister took several steps that earned him praise.
Once the COVID situation stabilized, his government also took several schemes and policy initiatives.
First 100 days of DMK government have seen Free bus rides for women, disabled persons and transporters; Appointment of non-Brahmin priests to worship in temples, archanais (prayer) in Tamil and Sanskrit; 7.5 percent quota in vocational courses for government school students; and a separate budget for agriculture, among others.
On the economy front, the DMK-led government held a summit and signed an MoU for an investment of Rs 17,000 crore. there is also set up an economic advisory council including Nobel laureates Esther Duflo, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, former chief economic advisor to the central government Arvind Subramaniam, development economist Prof Jean Dreze and former union finance secretary S Narayan.
Aspire Swaminathan, former chief of the opposition AIADMK’s IT wing, said, “Stalin’s people thought he would, and there is a difference between Stalin that he is the chief minister.”
The government is also making the right noise.
Finance Minister P. Thiaga Rajan ready to take the blame along with the accolades openly said That the buck stays with the political leadership in the state and not with the civil servants.
“We want Tamil Nadu to be one of the best states in South Asia. Our government aims to make Tamil Nadu a trillion dollar economy,” Stalin said Investor Conference.
Many of the schemes, such as allowing priests of all castes, are also rooted in the history of the Dravidian movement, which the DMK constantly invokes. So are initiatives like free bus rides for women.
Thiaga Rajni told ThePrint, in an earlier interview, that the state did not want the kind of growth that separates billionaires from poor people.
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‘Inclusive style of politics’
Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is no stranger to the world of politics.
Stalin was a student leader during the Emergency, Mayor and Deputy CM of Chennai when his father Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister.
Once the Chief Minister reputation for lethargyBut now there is a consensus across the board that whether it is officials, party leaders and even the opposition, they have adopted an “inclusive style” of working.
There is a maturity about Stalin that was not visible earlier, said P. Muthukumar, associate professor of political science at Presidency College, Chennai.
Muthukumar said Stalin has done some phenomenal things for the Tamil Nadu chief minister, like sitting at a table with former deputy CM and AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, and Including Former Health Minister Vijaybhaskar in the multi-party Kovid panel.
Such was not the culture during Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi or even MGR. This culture was missing and dates back to the time of Annadurai,” said Muthukumar. “It shows the maturity of Stalin as a CM, which will immensely benefit the people of Tamil Nadu.”
Senior civil servant of the state G. Prakash said that Stalin acts thoughtfully.
“This time as Chief Minister, he has a grand vision in mind and has put in place an elaborate system to listen to various stakeholders – from the common man to subject matter experts. As a bureaucrat, I know he has always done a good job with the officers,” said Prakash.
DMK MLA Karthikeyan Sivasenpati said that the chief minister now sees himself as the leader of the state and not just as a party leader. “He’s working in a way to include everyone, even those who didn’t vote for him, so that they can make sure they do the same next time,” he said.
“During the campaign, at the end of each day, without fail, I would get a call Thalaiwari To ask about the election campaign and how was my day,” he said. “After becoming the chief minister, he gives the same amount of time and attention irrespective of his workload. I recently met him regarding the renaming of a university in my constituency and he gave a fair and patient hearing to all the stakeholders.
A leader of the chief minister’s team said religious tolerance and secularism were one of the hallmarks of this new government and Stalin’s style of governance.
Echoing this, Minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, P. Shekhar Babu explained that implementing Sarva-caste archak The system was among Stalin’s top priorities.
“Both Tamil” archanais and all races archak The system has been in the pipeline for a long time. And that was the main priority,” explained Babu. “It is not about preferring one language over another or one caste over another. But to ensure an equal and inclusive society.”
However, not everyone is excited.
Senior AIADMK leader and former cabinet minister D. Jayakumar believes that Stalin is nothing like his father Karunanidhi and is acting only on the instructions of his council of ministers or officials.
“He has no brain power of his own; he is not as dynamic as Kalaignar,” said Jayakumar. “He only listens to the advice of his council of ministers or officials.”
Senior BJP leader in the state J. Johnson said the DMK has not lived up to any of its promises.
“Everywhere there are only family photographs – Karunanidhi, Stalin and Udayanidhi. Where is the 1,000 rupees he had promised to the women heads of the household? They are now making excuses that the previous AIADMK government did not leave money with them,” Johnson said.
‘No, yes men’
While the opposition has criticized the Chief Minister for his style of governance, his delegation has also praised him.
Swaminathan, former chief of AIADMK’s IT wing, said, “Normally any government fills important posts yes ministers and officials, but all the bureaucrats appointed by Stalin have an impeccable track record.”
Swaminathan said Stalin chose civil servants who could do the job and selected people on the basis of their track record.
(Edited by Arun Prashant)
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