Tamil Nadu Teachers' Protest: Edappadi Slams Govt For Arresting Agitators, Urges To Fulfil Poll Promises

In the manifesto, DMK had assured to provide equal wages for equal employment for teachers and permanent employment of part-time art, music and PT teachers in the School Education Department.  

EPS urged Stalin to release all the arrested immediately and to fulfill the election promise to the teachers.

AIADMK General Secretary and former TN CM Edappadi K Palaniswami condemned the arrest of teachers that brought the teachers' protest at the Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) campus in Nungambakkam to an end on Thursday.  Further, EPS urged Stalin to release all the arrested immediately and to fulfill the election promise to the teachers.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Edappadi K Palaniswami said, "Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin made a statement before and after coming to power that contradicts each other.. Stalin came to power by making false promises in his manifesto..311th and 181th points assured certain things for teachers. For the past nine months, teachers have been protesting in a peaceful democratic manner."

However, he said, "I strongly condemn the forceful arrest of families and children of the teachers without even fully considering their legitimate demand to fulfill the 311 and 181 promises made by you."

எதிர்கட்சியாக இருக்கும்பொழுது ஒரு பேச்சு, ஆளும் கட்சியான பிறகு மற்றொரு பேச்சு என்ற கொள்கையை கொண்டிருக்கும் முதல்வர் @mkstalin அவர்களே,பல்வேறு பொய் வாக்குறுதிகளை அள்ளி வீசி ஆட்சியை பிடித்த நீங்கள்,

2021ம் ஆண்டு தமிழக சட்டமன்ற பொதுத்தேர்தலின்போது திமுக வெளியிட்ட 311-வது மற்றும்…

— Edappadi K Palaniswami (@EPSTamilNadu) October 5, 2023

Edappadi Palaniswami accused the DMK-led government of deceiving people by falsely claiming to have fulfilled all 100% of their election promises. Further, EPS urged Stalin to release all the arrested immediately and to fulfill the election promise to the teachers.

In the manifesto, DMK had assured to provide equal wages for equal employment for teachers and permanent employment of part-time art, music and PT teachers in the School Education Department.  

The teachers' protest inside the Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) campus in Nungambakkam came to an end as the police detained the protesters on Thursday. The protests were held by teachers with various demands. Government teachers were demanding equal pay, temporary teachers were demanding permanent job positions, and aspirants who qualified in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in 2013 were demanding government job opportunities.