Chennai, June 10 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami slammed the DMK government over the alleged sexual assault of a 13 year old girl in the Tambaram Government Service Home for women, alleging failure of the government.

In a post on X, Palaniswami said that the watchman, who is supposed to protect the girls in the government service home, has committed such a "heinous" act.

He also demanded a thorough investigation of whether other girls have also been sexually harassed by this watchman.

He also called the Stalin-led DMK government to ensure that the student, who suffered a leg fracture and has been admitted to the hospital, receives the necessary medical treatment....