Almost five years have passed ever since the infamous incident of Public Works Department officials attempting to float thermocol sheets on the water in Vaigai dam to prevent evaporation in April 2017. The then Minister and AIADMK sitting legislator Sellur K. Raju, who was the chief guest at the ‘experimental’ event, seems not to have forgotten the ridicule he had to stomach from all around - from the Opposition to the media and meme creators.
At a meeting organised by the AIADMK in Madurai to protest the hike in property taxes on Tuesday, Mr. Raju expressed his anguish over the media harping on the incident. Critics had made fun of him calling him "Madurai Vigyani (scientist)" and "Thermocol-fame Sellur Raju".
Recalling the incident, Mr. Raju said that the southern districts were facing a drought-like situation with fast dwindling storage in the Vaigai dam in 2017.
