Proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly opened in uproar on Monday as DMK members raised slogans demanding a discussion on recent murders and a deteriorating law and order situation. Responding to the disruption, Chief Minister Vijay defended the police force, stating it should be a friend to law-abiding citizens and an adversary to wrongdoers. He insisted that the law applies equally regardless of political affiliation and that his government would act against anyone found committing a crime. Vijay argued that recent killings did not happen simultaneously, but stemmed from long-standing personal enmities and revenge, pointing to the arrest of thirty-six people in connection with a college student’s murder in Coimbatore as evidence of serious pursuit.
The chief minister stated that curbing the drug culture was a personal priority, citing anti-narcotics squads in every district and hundreds of arrests under narcotics law in Chennai over the past three months. He also announced a new women’s safety unit to prevent crimes against women and children, and stated his administration maintained zero tolerance toward official corruption. Pushing back sharply against the DMK, Vijay invoked an old federal commission report that criticised the previous DMK government’s conduct, challenged the party to explain its past record, and accused unnamed DMK leaders of collecting funds in the party’s name while referencing enforcement agency findings implicating senior DMK figures.
Vijay warned that he would not tolerate abusive or defamatory language directed at women in political discourse, noting that criticism should remain within the bounds of decency. The exchange reflects the sharpening rivalry between the young chief minister’s government and the DMK opposition, which has focused on crime statistics and policing. Assembly proceedings on the law and order debate were expected to continue through the day as both sides traded accusations.