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The rise and promises of a con man By Justice Katju Filmstar Vijay has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. To my mind Vijay resembles a slick huckster, who promotes sale and advertisement of his low quality and worthless products, using aggressive, flashy, deceptive, and dishonest tactics. He declared, like Arvind Kejriwal, that he will ensure honesty in the state government if his party, the TVK, comes to power. But everyone knows what Kejriwal did after becoming the CM of Delhi Assuming that Vijay remains personally honest as the CM, how can he prevent the army of his followers and hangers on, who helped bring him to power, from marauding, fleecing and looting the public ? Having helped Vijay come to power, they will, like Hitler's SA, now demand their pound of flesh. They will behave like Mamata Banerji's army of goons who, when she was the CM, would demand 'protection money' from shopkeepers and other businessmen by giving threats, with the police turning a blind eye for fear of being victimized. In its election manifesto, issued on 16th April, only a few days before the elections, Vijay's TVK promised the moon to the people of Tamilnadu. https://t.co/9cGc1sjiT7 These promises include : (1) Grant of 8 grams of gold for marriage assistance, along with a quality silk saree, for economically weaker brides. (2) Monthly financial aid of Rs 2,500 for women below 60 years of age (3) Six free LPG cylinders annually per family (4) Interest-free loans up to Rs 5 lakh for women-led self-help groups, for financial empowerment (5) Rs 15,000 annual assistance to families of children studying in government and aided schools. (6) Establishment of 100 residential schools named after K. Kamaraj and education loans up to Rs 20 lakh (7) Creation of five lakh government jobs for the youth, and an equal number of paid internships, at the village level as part of the “CM People Service Associate” programme, a job that will earn them Rs 18,000 a month. (8) Unemployed graduates to receive monthly assistance of up to Rs 4,000. Graduates having skill-training will get Rs 10,000 a month and ITI diploma holders would get Rs 8,000. (9) Relief measures for farmers, including a full waiver of crop loans for those owning less than five acres, and a 50% waiver for larger landholders (10) Higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for key crops such as paddy and sugarcane (11) To boost the business environment, TVK has committed to issuing business licences within 21 days and improving ease of doing business across the state (12) Rs 25 lakh family health insurance scheme, free annual health check-ups, and modernisation of hospitals. (13 )A drug-free Tamil Nadu (14 ) Monthly pension of Rs 3,000 for senior citizens and disabled individuals (15 ) 200 units of free electricity (16 ) 100% piped drinking water supply for households (17 ) Governance reforms, including doorstep delivery of public services like ration supplies, and a legal guarantee for time-bound delivery of certificates and land documents. (18 ) One gold ring for all new borns (19 ) The manifesto also urged and incentivised firms to hire locals. Companies that employ 75% locals for their staff will get 2.5% GST subsidy and 5% rebate on electricity charges. ( 20 ) Tamilnadu will be transformed into a 1.5 trillion dollar economy by 2036 https://t.co/JS7Hhe6LzM https://t.co/Q2m68waqJ8 https://t.co/6pIzSrr2Fp https://t.co/B6LTjKNYPg I was surprised that, actor as he is, Vijay did not include a promise in his election manifesto that all unmarried women wanting to get married will be given a husband ! Where will the money to fulfill these promises come from ? Will it fall from the sky, like manna ? To my mind Vijay is just a con man, a Pied Piper of Hamelin, who will lead the people of Tamilnadu, to disaster. Very soon the people of Tamilnadu will get totally disillusioned, and see through his dissembling, play-acting, imposture, humbuggery, and sham

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