Rahul Gandhi alleges industries left Tamil Nadu due to corruption

Promises corruption-free government if DMK-Congress alliance comes to power

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has criticised the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government in Tamil Nadu, alleging that industries do not want to come to the state to set up facilities owing to corruption. He assured a government free from corruption, if the DMK-Congress alliance came to power.

Speaking at a public meeting organised in Madurai today, seeking vote to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu, he alleged that unemployment and corruption in the State are high.

While industry has been coming to the state to set up facilities, in the recent past, industrialists do not want to establish their business in the State due to the high level of corruption, he alleged. Tamil Nadu has been left behind in various industries including steel and petrochemical among other industries, he added.

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He also alleged that the state chief minister could not walk out of her house and said that she stayed behind within four walls and did not come out to see the situation of the city when Chennai was hit by heavy rain and floods, last year.

He said that if the DMK-Congress alliance comes to power, it will give a corruption free government in the state. He said that Tamil Nadu should become the number one state in the Country in terms of performance.

He added that the total debt of Tamil Nadu is around Rs 4 lakh crore, and each person in Tamil Nadu has a debt of Rs 2 lakh. He alleged that while the government gave freebies worth Rs 5,000 on the one hand, it took away Rs 60,000 from each family by selling liquor.

According to earlier reports, Tamil Nadu's outstanding debt in 2014-15 was Rs 1,81,036 crore and this is expected to increase to Rs 2,11,483 crore. When the AIADMK took charge State debt was Rs 1,01,349 crore.