Chennai, April 8 -- AIADMK General Secretary Edapaddi K Palaniswami on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, highlighting the need for the DMK government to be "thrown out" of power in the upcoming elections.

Addressing an election campaign rally in Chennai's Velachary, Palaniswami stressed the worsened law and order situation within the state and highlighted the state government's 'inaction' to maintain women's safety in Chennai and across Tamil Nadu.

"This election is one where MK Stalin should be thrown out of government. In the last five years of the DMK government, law and order have been at their worst. Even small girl children and elderly women are not safe in Tamil Nadu, particularly in Chenna...