Petitions against MK Stalin's scheme found floating in river, Opposition slams DMK

In Tamil Nadu’s Thiruppuvanam, located in Sivagangai district, copies of petitions against the state's Ungaludan Stalin scheme and other grievances submitted to the District Collector were found floating on the banks of the Vaigai river.

Videos of the incident went viral on social media.

Responding to the uproar, the state government clarified that the recovered petitions were not originals but xerox copies of grievances that had already been resolved. Officials said an investigation is underway to determine how these duplicate copies ended up in the river.

The Sivagangai Revenue Divisional Commissioner lodged a complaint with the District Superintendent of Police, while District Collector Ka. Porkodi, IAS, confirmed that inquiries are being conducted to initiate legal action against those involved in what she described as “anti-social activities” intended to tarnish the government’s image.

A total of 13 petitions were recovered, six linked to the Ungaludan Stalin scheme and seven others submitted earlier with various requests.

Reacting on X, TVK leader KG Arunraj called the incident “another watery testament of the government’s indifference” and accused the ruling party of using advertisements to claim grievance redressal while petitions ended up “floating aimlessly in the water.”

He said petitions gather dust in offices while people’s problems remain unresolved, adding that the government’s promises had “vanished into thin air.”

Former BJP state president K Annamalai also took to X, accusing the DMK government of “keeping fancy names for schemes and wasting taxpayers’ money on publicity.”

He claimed that the incident exposed the hollowness of the recently launched scheme, adding that “DMK’s lofty poll promises have gone down the drain, and today, even the people’s grievances are being thrown away like garbage.”

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