'Remake of Dravidian model': Ex-Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin calls Vijay government's budget a 'waste'

Edited by: Yashasvi Vasistha / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Aug 05, 2026, 15:11 IST

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File photo: DMK president M K Stalin (left) and Tamil Nadu CM Vijay (Picture credit: ANI, PTI)

NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the TVK government's maiden Budget, calling it a "waste" that merely repackaged schemes introduced during the previous DMK regime while failing to address people's key concerns or fulfil major election promises.

'Expected a blast, got a waste'

He alleged that the Budget was "nothing more than a remake version of the Dravidian Model government's existing schemes" and accused the government of failing to offer any meaningful solutions to pressing public issues.

Nor does it announce any new long-term visionary plans that the state truly needs," he said.