Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 30 : AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Wednesday hit out at the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government, calling it a "failure model" after the honour killing of a 27-year-old IT employee in Thoothukudi district.
EPS condemned the DMK government and held it responsible for rising crimes rooted in caste-based violence and honour killings across Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X, EPS said, "Under the Stalin-led Failure Model regime, honour killings are on the rise, and caste conflicts are also continuing."
He added, "Yesterday, I was saddened to hear the news that a software engineer named Kavin was honour killed near Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi district. Knowing that this has created a very tense situation in the area and that the Stalin Model police are acting unilaterally, I strongly condemn the Failure Model government."
AIADMK leader also urged the government, saying, "I request the Failure Model government to immediately provide justice to the victim's family and take strict legal action against the wrongdoers."
A day earlier, actor-politician Kamal Haasan had strongly reacted to the killing of a 27-year-old IT employee in Tamil Nadu.
In his post on X, Haasan wrote, "The honour killing of Kavin Selva Ganesh, a 27-year-old IT employee in Palayamkottai, is shocking. I strongly urge the Tamil Nadu government to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice and ensure they receive severe punishment. I express my deepest condolences to Kavin's grieving family and friends. All political movements must unite against the social disgrace of caste-based atrocities. We must recognise that caste is our primary enemy. We must fight until this issue is eradicated."
The victim, Kavin Selva Ganesh, belonging to the Scheduled Caste, was allegedly murdered by a family member of a woman he had been in a long-term relationship with, as per the police.
He was murdered near a Siddha facility here on Sunday, police said. The suspect, S Surjith, who has been identified as the woman's brother, is in police custody.
According to Surjith's statement, he and his family opposed the intercast relationship between his sister and Kavin.