Chennai, Feb. 17 -- AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday slammed the incumbent DMK government over the Interim Budget, alleging that the so-called "Dravidian Model" has turned into a "deceptive model" and has tormented the people of Tamil Nadu.

Speaking to reporters, Palaniswami said that, like previous years, the budget lacked substance and was merely a polished speech.

"The DMK government, which has tormented the people of Tamil Nadu for the past five years with what it called the "Dravidian Model" but which has functioned as a deceptive model, has presented its final Budget in the Assembly. Like previous years, this year's Interim Financial Statement was also nothing more than a polished speech filled with wordp...