Chennai, March 17 -- Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Minister S Regupathy on Tuesday accused the AIADMK and BJP of attempting to create a false perception about the safety of women in the State.

He challenged AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami to provide comparative statistics on murder rates during the AIADMK regime versus the current DMK government.

Addressing a press conference in Chennai, Regupathy said, "I challenge AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami to present comparative statistics on murder rates during the AIADMK regime versus the current DMK government. The AIADMK and BJP are attempting to create a false perception that women are unsafe in Tamil Nadu."

"Under the DMK government, measures have been implemented...