Following allegations of Tamil Nadu’s western belt being ignored by the ruling DMK, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who is touring the region is facing the wrath of angry netizens and political opponents on Twitter.
The Western belt which is locally known as the ‘Kongu Belt’ is an AIADMK stronghold and largely voted against the ruling DMK. Coimbatore, the second-largest city in Tamil Nadu and an industrial hub is situated in the Kongu belt region.
However, this region is said to have been allocated far less vaccines than Chennai. Coimbatore is also now the city with maximum Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu.
Leaders from the opposition parties BJP and AIADMK have been pointing out the high number of deaths and spike in cases in Coimbatore, when compared to Chennai, which is now seeing a daily decline in Covid-19 numbers.
In a clip of a Tamil TV debate, a DMK spokesperson was seen telling a BJP spokesperson that “if people of Coimbatore are struggling and crying in pain, they…