‘I am not an angel …’: What Tamil Nadu CM Vijay said in his 1st address

CHENNAI: TVK main C Joseph Vijay connected Sunday was sworn successful arsenic Tamil Nadu main minister aft the May 4 verdict declared his enactment arsenic the azygous largest successful the assembly. In his archetypal code aft taking office, Vijay announced contiguous payment measures, including escaped energy up to 200 units for home consumers. Seeking clip from the nationalist to present connected his promises, helium said his authorities would absorption connected show and delivery. He urged radical to springiness him tenable clip to guarantee performance. He besides struck a idiosyncratic code portion describing his relation arsenic main minister. “I americium not an angel but a communal man." Taking connected the erstwhile DMK government, Vijay accused it of fiscal mismanagement and indebtedness burden. He accused erstwhile DMK authorities of 'burdening' authorities with Rs 10 lakh cr debt.CM Vijay besides said his medication would not person parallel powerfulness centres and asserted power implicit decision-making. “There volition not beryllium immoderate powerfulness centres different than him, helium volition beryllium the lone centre of power," helium said further. On governance transparency, Vijay said helium was considering releasing a achromatic insubstantial connected authorities finances. He added that his authorities would not mislead the public.CM Vijay besides outlined his broader priorities, including governance reforms, payment transportation and instrumentality and bid and promised a 'transparent govt.'

He again appealed for patience portion informing against premature judgement of his government’s performance. On instrumentality and order, helium said his authorities would enactment against cause abuse. “I volition instrumentality steps from contiguous to extremity 'drug culture," helium said. He besides stressed women’s information arsenic a cardinal priority. Listing his governance absorption areas, helium said acquisition and transport would beryllium cardinal to his agenda. “My archetypal absorption volition beryllium connected cardinal requirements similar acquisition and transport” He warned against misconduct wrong his ain administration. “I volition not fto anyone perpetrate mistakes, adjacent those successful my govt” On societal inclusion, Vijay said his authorities would basal by minorities.“I correspond Hindu, Muslim and Chrsitians,” helium added. Thanking supporters, helium credited children for his triumph and called it a caller beginning. Calling for corporate effort, helium said, “Lets each articulation unneurotic to springiness a caller governance and added, this is simply a caller beginning, a caller epoch of societal justness starts today.” In a governmental gesture, helium referred to Congress person Rahul Gandhi arsenic a member and besides thanked leaders crossed parties, including Congress president Mallikharjun Kharge, Selvaperunthagai and Praveen Chakravarthy, CPM leaders P Shanmugam and Su Venkatesan, VCK leaders Thol Thirumavalavan, Ravikumar and Vanniarasu, and CPI person M Veerapandian.