'Remake of Dravidian model': MK Stalin calls Vijay government's budget a 'waste'
Former Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin criticized the new TVK government's budget, labeling it a 'waste' and a 'remake' of previous policies. He accused the current administration of failing to address key public concerns like rising costs and unemployment.
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This reflects the ongoing political friction and opposition dynamics in Tamil Nadu state politics regarding economic policy and governance.
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the TVK government's maiden Budget, calling it a "waste" that merely repackaged schemes introduced during the previous DMK regime while failing to address people's key concerns or fulfil major election promises.In a post on X shortly after finance minister Marie Wilson presented the 2026-27 Budget in the Assembly, Stalin mocked chief minister C Joseph Vijay, referring to him as the "Reels CM", and said the Budget lacked both originality and vision.'Expected a blast, got a waste'"If I had to explain today's TNBudget2026, presented in the Legislative Assembly, in a language that even the 'Reels CM' would understand: People were expecting it to be a 'Blast, Blast' budget, but it has turned out to be more like 'Waste, Waste'!"
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