Hoisting the Tricolour at the ramparts of Fort St. George, Tamil Nadu CM expresses gratitude to
people for breaking away from ‘caste, religious considerations’ and rejecting ‘money, muscle power’
Day celebrations held in Chennai on Saturday.
In his first Indepen-
dence Day speech as
the Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu on Saturday, C.
Joseph Vijay once again
drove home the message
that the Tamilaga Vettri
Kazhagam’s (TVK) mission
is to provide a “corruption-
free government” and ap-
pealed to ocials and the
people to make the State
corruption-free.
Delivering the speech af-
ter hoisting the national
ag at the ramparts of Fort
St. George, Mr. Vijay
thanked the people for
breaking away from “caste
and religious considera-
tions” and rejecting “mo-
ney and muscle power.”
“We are working in mission
mode to achieve a corrup-
tion-free government. We
want our people to develop
zero tolerance for corrup-
tion,” he said.
Mr. Vijay also appealed
to the people of Tamil Nadu
who supported him in the
elections not to think that
they had done their duty by
voting for him and making
him the Chief Minister.
“You have to stand with us,
with the government, so
that we can implement all
the welfare measures. Peo-
ple are the rulers; we are all
servants. Let’s do our duty
together and ght against
forces and conspirators
who are working against
our government. I have no
fear because you are all
with me,” he said.
The Chief Minister also
said that instructions had
been given to ensure that
members of the public
seeking services and help
from government ocers
were treated with respect
and dignity.
The Chief Minister said
that people’s welfare was
the most important, and
that there should be no
compromises. “On that ba-
sis, we are cooperating with
the Central government ad-
ministratively. At the same
time, the TVK government
will oppose policies that go
against the State’s rights
and policies,” he said.
“We are continuing the
policies [brought in by pre-
vious governments] that
are useful for the people,”
he said.
CM thanks youth
He also thanked his Gen Z
supporters. “Saving Tamil
Nadu from corruption and
bribery is also comparable
to the freedom movement.
Our government is working
towards it. You all have en-
sured that I can speak at the
80th Independence Day at
this 386-year-old Fort St.
George and hoist the ag. I
thank Tamil people across
the world,” he said.
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