Empathizing with the accused, Kanshana dismissed allegations of sand mafia, instead referring to them as "peit (stomach) mafia" -- people working to feed themselves rather than organized criminals.
Congress MLAs, including Leader of Opposition (LoP), Umang Singhar and Deputy LoP Hemant Katare were staging the demonstration in an unique method to convey their message by symbolically holding a fake snake in a box. They put a sticker in the name of the BJP government on the box and all
"Today's flood in Madurai is due to natural causes or negligence of the DMK government. This is due to the negligence of the government, Madurai has become an island with water logging up to the waist level after one day of rain," said RB Udhayakumar.
The drama unfolded in the Tamil Nadu assembly after the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs walked out from the assembly over their demand to recognise RB Udhayakumar as Deputy LoP and allotment of the seat for him in place of O Pannerselvam in the House.