Blitz Bureau
CHENNAI: AIADMK on September 9 asked the state Government to set up a committee to sort out the problems faced by the students of tribal community in hostels run by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who is currently Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, claimed in a statement on September 8 that the students of Adi Dravidar and Tribal communities living in the hostels run by the Welfare Department are “facing acute difficulties”.
He said that there were media reports that highlighted the “unauthorised entry of outsiders during night hours into the campus and use of alcohol”. The LoP also raised the issue of “shortage of food” for students in these hostels and called upon the government to immediately resolve the issue. The AIADMK leader alleged that attacks on Scheduled Castes (SCs) have been on the rise since the DMK government assumed office in May 2021. Palaniswami said that he had highlighted the issues faced by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal communities including the presence of faecal matter in overhead drinking water tank in Pudukkottai district. He also said that he had taken up the issue of SC families “not getting” access to drinking water supply in Tenkasi district.
