Waive interest for pledged gold jewellery: Edappadi K. Palaniswamy
The Hindu
Stalin did not lay down conditions then, says former Chief Minister
Staff Reporter
“The DMK government should at least waive off the interest for five sovereigns of gold pledged by 35 lakh people and return their jewellery”, said AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday.
Campaigning for party contestants in urban local bodies election in the district, he said that the DMK leader, M.K. Stalin, did not lay down conditions then for waiver of loans taken from the cooperative banks and just asked all the people to pledge their jewellery. “But after coming to power, they say only eligible people will benefit. At least interest should be waived off and jewellery returned to them,” he urged.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.