Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday dared Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to "open" the three corruption files on his table and take action on them.
Initiating a debate in the Assembly, Udhayanidhi recalled that the chief minister mentioned three files and that he was waiting for an appropriate time to open them.
"The chief minister has accused our previous DMK regime mentioning not to force him to reveal the details. I insist that he open the files and take action.
Why are you afraid to reveal and why
are you delaying," Udhayanidhi said, making a remark on Vijay's decision, which was later expunged by Speaker J C D Prabhakar.
Intervening, Minister N Anand maintained that the government possessed full evidence regarding the files and assured the House that legal action would be taken at the appropriate time.
Simultaneously, the Speaker dismissed Udhayanidhi's accusation that the chief minister depended on others for the decision-making and asserted that the CM operated entirely on his independent judgment, intellect, and administrative capabilities.