Chennai, Feb. 18 -- Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Tuesday lashed out at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government over the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old minor girl in Coimbatore, saying that women were "unsafe" in the state.

He attributed the problem of crime against women to increasing "drug abuse" among youth.

"The news of a 17-year-old girl gang raped by seven students in Coimbatore is shocking. Such gang rapes on girls show that due to the increasing drug abuse, the youth are turning to an animalistic mentality," Annamalai posted on X.

Highlighting the everyday crime against women in Tamil Nadu, the BJP leader said that the DMK government has failed to stop drug trafficking or ensure the safety of women.

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