Ahead of the high-stakes Tamil Nadu assembly elections, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami speaks to HT on a range of critical issues shaping the 2026 polls.
Palaniswami has been meeting people since July last year with the slogan, “let’s protect the people. Let us save Tamil Nadu.” Everywhere he goes, he can sense that people are disgusted with the current DMK rule in the state.
He criticizes the DMK for being a hereditary regime and points out that out of the 525 promises made by the DMK during the 2021 elections, not even 20% have been fulfilled.
Palaniswami vows to bring change and ensure good governance, maintaining law and order, and providing welfare schemes for the people of Tamil Nadu.
