Electing AIADMK to power the only way to ensure women’s safety: Palaniswami

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami
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Expressing shock over the sexual harassment of a women police personnel by a senior IPS police officer in Chennai, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday urged the State government to take stringent legal action action against the accused. Criticising the DMK government over the occurrence of such offences, Mr. Palaniswami claimed that sexual crimes were on the rise in various levels under the DMK government.

In a social media post, Mr. Palaniswami also expressed shock over an incident in Tirupattur district, wherein a DMK functionary was allegedly involved in a sexual harassment of a 13-year-old girl; harassment of a student by a cook in Thoothukudi district; and harassment of a student by a teacher in Dharmapuri district. It was a “matter of shame” that teachers and police officers, who were supposed to protect students and women respectively, have in deed turned offenders, he said.

Referring to his ‘Say Yes To Women Safety & AIADMK’ campaign, Mr. Palaniswami contended: “The end of this government and forming of a new government under the AIADMK is the only way to make Tamil Nadu safe for women again.”