Udhayanidhi Stalin criticizes state government over alleged schoolgirl assault
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Opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin has accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government of attempting to conceal a sexual assault on a schoolgirl near Vandalur.
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- A schoolgirl was reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted on government school grounds near Vandalur.
- Udhayanidhi Stalin claims local police attempted to misrepresent the assault as a snakebite.
- The opposition leader alleges the cover-up was ordered to avoid controversy during a scheduled bypoll campaign visit by the Chief Minister.
- Government officials are also accused of seizing the parents' mobile phones and threatening them to silence the incident.
What to watch next
- Official investigation into the alleged assault near Vandalur
- Response from the state government or police regarding the cover-up allegations
- Impact of the incident on the upcoming Madurantakam bypoll
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Udhayanidhi Stalin
Leader of the Opposition
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“Where is the Singapenn Special Force? Where is the Chief Minister who delivered dialogues saying he would be like an elder brother when it comes to women’s safety and protect them? It is a shame that the students are not safe even within the government school premises under the dummy Chief Minister’s circus government, which claims no compromise on women’s safety”
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…of attempting to cover up the incident as a snakebite. In a post on X, Mr. Udhayanidhi alleged the girl was abducted from the school premises in broad daylight by some unidentified persons and was sexually assaulted. “ Where is the Singapenn Special Force? Where is the Chief Minister who delivered dialogues saying he would be like an elder brother when it comes to women’s safety and protect them? It is a shame that the students are not safe even within the government school premises under the dummy Chief Minister’s circus government, which claims no compromise on women’s safety ,” Mr. Udhayanidhi said. He also accused the police of trying to cover up the crime and divert the issue by portraying it as a snakebite. He claimed this was being done as the Chief Minister was to visit Madurantakam…
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