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Dengue Fever: Is DMK Government Playing with Lives? - Edappadi Palaniswami Condemns
- •Edappadi Palaniswami condemned the DMK government for not taking war-footing measures to control dengue fever, accusing them of playing with people's lives.
- •As of September 21, 2026, 17,348 people in Tamil Nadu were confirmed with dengue, and 4,653 were affected by Scrub Typhus.
- •Palaniswami criticized the Health Minister for focusing on campaigning and releasing a single awareness video instead of participating in a consultation on dengue control.
- •He accused the Health Minister of manipulating statistics, claiming current dengue cases are significantly higher than previous years in September.
- •Palaniswami urged the DMK government to intensify dengue prevention measures, ensure adequate medical resources, and conduct medical camps.
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As officially reported by the Health Department, a total of 17,348 people in Tamil Nadu were confirmed with dengue fever as of September 21, 2026, alongside 4,653 cases of Scrub Typhus.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami strongly condemned the government for its negligence and delay in taking war-footing prevention measures against the rapidly spreading dengue outbreak, noting that hospital beds are overflowing while officials attempt to minimize the statistics and divert public attention.
Palaniswami urged the government to provide war-footing medical treatments for hospitalized patients, ensure adequate medicines, doctors, and beds, conduct medical camps, and immediately deploy health staff for door-to-door mosquito eradication and insecticide spraying in every street.
