{"id":14820,"date":"2026-08-21T06:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14820"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:28:02","slug":"waiting-for-astrologer-to-fix-date-udhayanidhi-stalin-challenges-vijay-to-prove-corruption-claims-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14820","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Waiting for astrologer to fix date?&#8217; Udhayanidhi Stalin challenges Vijay to prove corruption claims | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133394899,imgsize-677194,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/aniphoto.jpg\" alt=\"'Waiting for astrologer to fix date?' Udhayanidhi Stalin challenges Vijay to prove corruption claims\" title=\"Udhayanidhi challenges Vijay over corruption claims\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Udhayanidhi challenges Vijay over corruption claims\">Udhayanidhi challenges Vijay over corruption claims<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu leader of opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/udhayanidhi-stalin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Udhayanidhi Stalin<\/a> on Friday challenged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to make public the alleged corruption files linked to the previous DMK government and take action if there was evidence of wrongdoing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Speaking during a debate in the assembly, Udhayanidhi responded to Vijay\u2019s earlier remarks that he would reveal \u201ccorruption files from the previous DMK regime at an appropriate time\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>During the debate, Udhayanidhi criticised Vijay\u2019s approach and said the Assembly was not a place for cinematic rhetoric.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cDon&#8217;t deliver punch dialogues like in cinema in the assembly,\u201d he told Vijay.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Udhayanidhi questioned the delay in making the findings public, suggesting that the government did not have sufficient evidence to support its allegations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;I urge him to open the files immediately and take action if there&#8217;s solid evidence of corruption. Why is the Chief Minister hesitant to release the files? Is he waiting for his astrologer to fix the date?&#8221; Udhayanidhi added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>While Vijay did not respond directly to Udhayanidhi\u2019s remarks in the House, the state\u2019s School education minister intervened to defend the government. The minister reiterated that Vijay was committed to transparency and would make the alleged graft files public at an \u201cappropriate time\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The exchange led to heated arguments between DMK and TVK MLAs, with members raising slogans and briefly disrupting proceedings before the House resumed its business.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The exchange comes after Vijay said on Wednesday that he had files detailing alleged corruption in three government departments and warned former DMK ministers and legislators against forcing him to \u201copen\u201d them. Vijay said he would make the findings public at an \u201cappropriate time.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Earlier, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on August 7 between members of the ruling TVK and the opposition DMK over allegations of corruption, fiscal management and the implementation of welfare schemes.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The exchange took place during a discussion on the State Budget between former minister and DMK MLA Raghupathi and the TVK government.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Highlighting the debt incurred during the previous DMK regime, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Wilson said, &#8220;He (MK Stalin) is also responsible for the debt of Rs 1.28 lakh on the head of every citizen. <!-- -->They say our leader is present in the women&#8217;s entitlement scheme. We say that the debt is also present in it.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>DMK leader and former minister Nehru defended the previous government\u2019s borrowing, saying, &#8220;The Finance Secretary clearly stated after the Budget was presented that the government borrows money only for development purposes.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>&#8220;The government cannot borrow money without the approval of the Reserve Bank of India. Instead of talking about debt, look at how many schemes have actually been implemented,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>The Assembly also passed a resolution on the same day urging the Centre to ensure an equitable and fair devolution of taxes, invoking the principle of fiscal federalism.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/waiting-for-astrologer-to-fix-date-udhayanidhi-stalin-challenges-vijay-to-prove-corruption-claims\/articleshow\/133394821.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Udhayanidhi challenges Vijay over corruption claims NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday challenged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to make public the alleged corruption files linked to the previous DMK government and take action if there was evidence of wrongdoing.Speaking during a debate in the assembly, Udhayanidhi 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