Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay criticized the DMK government for allegedly failing to control drugs in the state and asked if well-educated leaders should go into politics .
He also highlighted the need to have good leaders and leadership qualities.
Speaking at an event after congratulating the students, Vijay said, "We need good leaders. Leaders in the sense that I am not saying politically. Whatever you do, you need quality of leadership, that is what I am saying."
He said: "Politics should also be a career option in the future. That is my wish. Do you think that with a good education, leaders should go into politics?"
Asking students to collate all the information that comes to them, Vijay said, "Social media channels and mainstream media show us a lot of things. See everything, but analyze what is right and what is wrong."
"Then only one will be able to understand the real problems of our nation and our people and be able to understand social evils. If one knows these things without trusting a few political parties and without running false campaigns, everyone will get world-wide ideas." to elect good leaders. There will be no greater politics than this," he told the students.
Expressing concern over drug use among the youth in Tamil Nadu, Vijay said, "In recent times in Tamil Nadu, drugs have become familiar among the youth. As a political leader and as a father, even I am scared. "We can say that controlling drugs is the government's responsibility, saving young people is the government's responsibility and the current government has failed to do so."
"I'm not here to talk about that and even this is not a setting for that. More than the government we have to take care of ourselves. Please repeat everyone. Say no to drugs. Say no to temporary pleasure. Take it as a oath," Vijay said.
He also highlighted the need to have good leaders and leadership qualities.
Speaking at an event after congratulating the students, Vijay said, "We need good leaders. Leaders in the sense that I am not saying politically. Whatever you do, you need quality of leadership, that is what I am saying."
He said: "Politics should also be a career option in the future. That is my wish. Do you think that with a good education, leaders should go into politics?"
Asking students to collate all the information that comes to them, Vijay said, "Social media channels and mainstream media show us a lot of things. See everything, but analyze what is right and what is wrong."
"Then only one will be able to understand the real problems of our nation and our people and be able to understand social evils. If one knows these things without trusting a few political parties and without running false campaigns, everyone will get world-wide ideas." to elect good leaders. There will be no greater politics than this," he told the students.
Expressing concern over drug use among the youth in Tamil Nadu, Vijay said, "In recent times in Tamil Nadu, drugs have become familiar among the youth. As a political leader and as a father, even I am scared. "We can say that controlling drugs is the government's responsibility, saving young people is the government's responsibility and the current government has failed to do so."
"I'm not here to talk about that and even this is not a setting for that. More than the government we have to take care of ourselves. Please repeat everyone. Say no to drugs. Say no to temporary pleasure. Take it as a oath," Vijay said.
