Chennai, Dec. 27 -- Tamil Nadu Law Minister Raghupathi launched a sharp attack on All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), accusing him of making "baseless allegations" against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and questioning his moral authority to speak on welfare schemes.

Responding to EPS's criticism following Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's open challenge in Kallakurichi, the minister said Palaniswami was "deliberately misleading the public" while ignoring the shortcomings of the previous AIADMK regime.

Raghupathi alleged that while EPS reacts aggressively to issues concerning the DMK government, he "remains silent on matters related to...