{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "NewsArticle", "@id": "https://niharikatimes.com/en/article/udhayanidhi-stalin-accuses-cm-vijay-of-diversionary-tactics-in-assembly", "url": "https://niharikatimes.com/en/article/udhayanidhi-stalin-accuses-cm-vijay-of-diversionary-tactics-in-assembly", "article_id": 4838, "headline": "Udhayanidhi Stalin accuses CM Vijay of diversionary tactics in Assembly", "summary": "Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin accused Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay of using diversionary tactics by not answering 15 questions related to the state and protecting a cartel controlling mining contracts, leading to an opposition walkout in the Assembly. Stalin also raised concerns about law and order and an unresolved Income Tax case against Vijay, while the ruling party accused the DMK of organised corruption during their regime.", "articleBody": "Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin accused Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay of resorting to diversionary tactics during a heated Assembly session. He alleged that Vijay failed to respond to 15 specific questions about the state and shielded a cartel monopolising mining contracts, prompting the opposition to stage a walkout.\n\nSpeaking to reporters after the opposition party walked out of the House, Udhayanidhi Stalin criticised the Chief Minister for not addressing pointed questions on the state's condition. He said, \"Instead of answering my 15 specific questions regarding the state, the Chief Minister resorted to diversionary tactics.\"\n\nHe further accused Vijay of protecting a shadow cartel run by his close aides that monopolises state mining contracts. The opposition leader also highlighted deteriorating law and order in Tamil Nadu, which he said the Chief Minister dismissed during his reply.\n\nUdhayanidhi Stalin described the Chief Minister as a \"dummy\" whose rise to power was an \"accident\". He added that Vijay himself faces an unresolved Income Tax case for allegedly concealing ₹15 crore.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nCM Vijay warns against abusive remarks on women amid Trisha row\nCM Vijay Accuses DMK of Organised Corruption and Party Fund Collection\n\nThe DMK boycotted the Assembly proceedings after Speaker JCD Prabhakar denied them an opportunity to rebut what they called \"baseless\" corruption allegations made by the Chief Minister during his 45-minute reply to the debate on the police department.\n\nThe opposition leader's remarks came following a blistering attack on the DMK by the Chief Minister, who cited allegations of organised corruption during the DMK regime. Udhayanidhi Stalin rejected these claims and accused Vijay of deflecting from the real issues facing the state.\n\nThe Assembly session saw tense exchanges as the ruling party and opposition clashed over governance and corruption allegations, with the opposition choosing to walk out in protest.", "word_count": 306, "ai_json": "https://niharikatimes.com/ai/article/udhayanidhi-stalin-accuses-cm-vijay-of-diversionary-tactics-in-assembly.json", "chunks_url": "https://niharikatimes.com/ai/article/udhayanidhi-stalin-accuses-cm-vijay-of-diversionary-tactics-in-assembly/chunks.jsonl", "published_at": "2026-09-07T11:13:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-07T11:13:04+00:00", "language": "en", "authors": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "निहारिका टाइम्स न्यूज़ डेस्क", "url": "https://niharikatimes.com/author/news-desk" } ], "key_takeaways": [ "Udhayanidhi Stalin accuses CM Vijay of diversionary tactics", "CM Vijay failed to answer 15 specific state questions", "Opposition alleges cartel monopolising mining contracts", "DMK stages walkout during Assembly session", "CM Vijay faces unresolved ₹15 crore Income Tax case" ], "faq": [ { "question": "Why did the DMK walk out of the Assembly session?", "answer": "The DMK walked out after Speaker JCD Prabhakar denied them a chance to rebut corruption allegations made by the Chief Minister." }, { "question": "What specific criticism did Udhayanidhi Stalin make about law and order?", "answer": "He highlighted deteriorating law and order in Tamil Nadu, which he said the Chief Minister dismissed during his reply." }, { "question": "What accusations did Vijay make against the DMK?", "answer": "Vijay accused the DMK of organised corruption during their regime, which Udhayanidhi Stalin rejected." }, { "question": "What did Udhayanidhi Stalin call Chief Minister Vijay?", "answer": "He described Vijay as a 'dummy' whose rise to power was an 'accident.'" } ], "timeline": [], "key_numbers": [ { "value": "15", "context": "Number of specific questions CM Vijay failed to answer" }, { "value": "₹15 crore", "context": "Amount involved in Vijay's unresolved Income Tax case" }, { "value": "45 minutes", "context": "Duration of CM Vijay's reply to the debate on police department" } ], "key_quotes": [ { "quote": "Instead of answering my 15 specific questions regarding the state, the Chief Minister resorted to diversionary tactics", "speaker": "Udhayanidhi Stalin" } ], "entities": [ { "name": "Udhayanidhi Stalin Tamil Nadu", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:8fdfdd78-b1cc-445d-b63c-18ae6ee48167", "slug": "udhayanidhi-stalin-tamil-nadu", "prominence": 9, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "Udhayanidhi Stalin", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:e6ef56db-0dfd-4da3-a037-450b72cb98e8", "slug": "udhayanidhi-stalin", "prominence": 8, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "Joseph C Vijay", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:9cfeef8e-dfd9-4b3b-9611-fb5a63d32d82", "slug": "joseph-c-vijay", "prominence": 7, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "Tamil Nadu Assembly", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:11122935-56ca-4322-a99d-7e01bd71981d", "slug": "tamil-nadu-assembly", "prominence": 6, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "DMK", "type": "Organization", "id": "kg:24835b03-c2bf-4d9d-90e4-ced36a0dfeb2", "slug": "dmk", "prominence": 5, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "corruption allegations", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:fcfb20f5-bbf0-4619-a01f-0e83c85a22d6", "slug": "corruption-allegations", "prominence": 4, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "mining contracts", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:2c33caf7-73d2-4474-bcc2-976defd1dbb2", "slug": "mining-contracts", "prominence": 3, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "law and order", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:19c2eca2-1631-4898-bc68-fec47599ae74", "slug": "law-and-order", "prominence": 2, "confidence": 0.7 }, { "name": "Income Tax case", "type": "Topic", "id": "kg:ac6cae70-2b6a-4bed-8c06-8f73129e848b", "slug": "income-tax-case", "prominence": 1, "confidence": 0.7 } ], "claims": [], "confidence": { "entities_total": 9, "entities_resolved": 9, "entities_with_external_ref": 0, "claims_source_verified": 0, "ai_generated_fields": [ "summary", "key_takeaways", "faq", "key_numbers", "key_quotes" ], "editorially_verified_fields": [], "note": "AI-generated fields are produced from the article and not individually human-reviewed; listed claims are editorially source-verified; per-entity confidence reflects knowledge-graph resolution." }, "publisher": { "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization", "@id": "https://niharikatimes.com/#publisher", "name": "Niharika Times", "url": "https://niharikatimes.com/", "logo": "https://niharikatimes.com/assets/icons/icon-512.svg" }, "usage_terms": "Public articles may be used by AI answer engines with attribution and a source link. 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