Discussed Nanguneri bypoll with Stalin: K S Azhagiri

Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palainiswami should have allotted his portfolios before leaving on his two-week foreign tour to his deputy in his absence, the TNCC president K S Azhagiri said on Friday.

Speaking to reporters after meeting the DMK president M K Stalin at the latter's party office here, Azhagiri said the Chief Minister before embarking on his foreign tour should have taken the issue to the State governor and made arrangements for Mr. Palaniswami's deputy to be in-charge of subjects in the Chief Minister's absence.

Observing that it would be happy augury if Mr. Palaniswami was indeed able to bring in fresh direct foreign investments into Tamil Nadu as a result of his trip abroad, Azhagiri said the government should come out a with a 'White Paper' on the status of the MoUs' signed during the two global investors meet (GIM) held in Chennai in 2016 and 2019 respectively.

Mr. Azhagiri reiterated the senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister, Mr. P Chidambaram has been arrested by the CBI due to political vendetta.

On the Assembly bye-election due from Nanguneri constituency, Azhagiri said there were reports that the Election Commission could hold it by end of next month. The possibility of Congress re-contesting that seat and organsing a protest against the arrest of Mr. Chidambaram, were among the issues he had discussed with Mr. Stalin, the TNCC leader added.