Chennai, Nov. 9 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin has strongly criticised the TVK-led government over the law and order situation, alleging that nine people, including a police personnel, were killed in a single day on Sunday.

In a strongly worded post on X, Udhayanidhi Stalin accused the government of failing to ensure public safety, saying that on a festival day, the sound of knives was heard more than firecrackers.

He also criticised Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, calling him a "Dummy CM", and alleged that incidents of prisoners escaping during prison inspections and police personnel being killed during visits to police stations reflected the deteriorating law and order situation.

"Under this s...