CHENNAI: BJP state unit president Nainar Nagenthran launched a scathing attack on the ruling DMK government on Friday, accusing it of being consumed by a "mania for publicity" and warning that "the downfall of this ad-obsessed regime is fast approaching."

"While the State's schoolchildren are being subjected to rotten eggs, worm-infested drinking water, and contaminated food under the mid-day meal scheme, the government is busy applauding itself and handing out certificates for sambar on stage. What can we call such foolishness?" he asked in a statement.

Nainar further questioned whether DMK leaders, who never tire of praising their schemes, would ever send their own children to government schools or make them eat the same meals served there. "The DMK has turned into a theatrical compan

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