chennai dmk president m k stalin on thursday condemned the state government for its lethargic approach towards making tamil nadu a safe state for women while flaying the government for nonutilization of the nirbhaya fund he wanted the government to deal with crimes against women with an iron handnirbhaya fund was created to strengthen measures to safeguard women from hardened criminals tamil nadu was sanctioned rs 190 crore from the fund for taking up various activities and schemes but it is shocking to know that the aiadmk government has so far spent only rs 6 crore stalin said in a statement the callous attitude of the government over such a sensitive issue is to be condemned he saidstalin said the aiadmk government let the culprits involved in the pollachi sexual assault case go scotfreewhile the aiadmk government did not fully utilize the rs 965 crore sanctioned under the fund for the year 201617 it also failed to implement schemes for which rs 190 crore was provided the edappadi k palansiwami government has not only failed to prevent crimes against women but also could not guarantee safety for women stalin saidif i point out the failures of this aiadmk government the chief minister will accuse me for indulging in politics but i will continue to perform my duty as the leader of a responsible opposition party and highlight the failures of this government stalin saidstalin asked the state government to immediately implement the schemes to ensure safety of women by fully utilizing the rs 190 crore ensuring safety of women should be the priority of the government in tamil nadu he added