Thiruparankundram, Sept. 2 -- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami alleged that 207 government schools have been shut down under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu.

Addressing a public meeting in Thiruparankundram, Palaniswami stated that the schools had been upgraded during the AIADMK's tenure and criticised the ruling government for reversing that progress.

"We upgraded schools and opened many new ones. But under the DMK government, 207 government schools have been shut down. Over the last four years, the DMK government has been unable to establish a single government medical college or hospital. That requires skill, which this incompetent Chief Minister ...