CHENNAI: Slamming the DMK-led state government, the Patali Mukalkuchi (PMK) has said it has provided jobs to only 40,000 people in the last three years. The party urged the state government to take steps to provide more jobs to the educated youth.

In a statement, PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss expressed his concern over the government’s “lax” attitude towards providing government jobs to the youth, citing the TNPSC’s 2024 annual report which said that a total of 10,701 youth Government jobs were given in various departments. . He pointed out that the DMK had promised to fill 3.5 lakh vacancies and create 2 lakh new jobs in its election manifesto.

“In the last four years, the Dravidian model government has provided jobs to only 40,000 people. This is an unforgivable betrayal of the educated youth of the state,” he criticized.

Meanwhile, the PMK’s women’s wing has scheduled a protest to seek justice for the Anna University rape survivor in Vallavorkottam on Thursday.