2009ல் ஸ்டாலின் ராணுவத்தை வரவழைத்தாரா எனக் கேட்கிறார். அப்போது திருச்சி & பெங்களூருவில் இருந்து துணை ராணுவப் படைகள் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டது...

DMK president M.K. Stalin delivered a factual rebuttal to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who had questioned whether Stalin summoned the military during a similar borewell crisis in 2009 when the DMK held power in Tamil Nadu. Stalin pointed out that during the 2009 rescue mission, specialized paramilitary and disaster response units were indeed mobilized from Tiruchirappalli and Bengaluru to conduct emergency rescue operations, demonstrating prompt executive coordination.

Stalin criticized the Chief Minister for speaking without verifying historical facts or administrative records before making misleading public assertions. He observed that when an executive head faces legitimate public questioning regarding administrative lapses in disaster rescue, reacting with unwarranted anger and defensive rhetoric reflects weakness rather than statesmanship. He invoked the ancient Tamil proverb 'aaruvadhu sinam'—anger must cool—advising the Chief Minister to avoid hostile outbursts and conduct administrative discourse with composure and factual awareness.

The opposition leader reiterated that governance requires maturity, humility, and an openness to learning from administrative shortcomings. Stalin concluded that protecting citizens requires factual competence and genuine compassion rather than diversionary unsubstantiated political attacks, angry retorts, and hostility against the opposition.