The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu Wednesday hit out at DMK President MK Stalin for levelling corruption charges against its government, saying he was making such allegations out of 'frustration.' AIADMK mouthpiece 'Namathu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma' also recalled past corruption charges against the DMK, such as the 2G spectrum allocation scam and took a dig at Stalin for leading his party's protests on Tuesday from Chief Minister K Palaniswami's native district Salem.

Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam were "creating new awakening" in Tamil Nadu in the AIADMK rule, it said. It alleged that following the demise of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December 2016, "those who dreamt of the government falling and a split in the party are frustrated that their dreams have not come true." "Stalin is making desperate attempts to somehow topple this government and become the Chief Minister," a write-up in the AIADMK mouthpiece said.