Chennai, Oct. 26 -- Launching a blistering attack on the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi on Monday alleged an alarming breakdown of law and order in Tamil Nadu, claiming that sexual offences against women and crimes against children have reached an "unprecedented level in the state's history" over the past five months.

Addressing reporters in Chennai, the senior DMK leader expressed grave concern over the safety of minors, alleging that more than 10 children had gone missing in a single month alone under the current dispensation.

"Since the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) came to power, sexual offences against women have increased over the past five mont...