Chennai: Opposition parties including DMK, AIADMK and PMK came down heavily on the TVK government over the kidnapping, alleged sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Sulur in Coimbatore district.leader of the opposition Udayanidhi Stalin He said that within 12 days of the TVK government assuming power, more than 30 major crimes have taken place in the state. He urged Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to give top priority to law and order to ensure that such incidents do not happen again. He said incidents of sexual harassment, ganja smuggling, kidnapping and murder, attacks by miscreants and alleged excesses by ruling party officials have raised serious questions on the law and order situation in the state.Referring to the incident in Coimbatore that had sparked outrage across the country, Udhayanidhi said the “brutal crime had sent shock waves across India” and residents of the city protested overnight demanding justice for the victim. “The call for justice is echoing from all sides. The people of Coimbatore are protesting throughout the night condemning this cruel act,” he said. Demanding immediate action against the accused, Udhayanidhi said the “real culprits” behind the murder should be given stringent punishment at the earliest.Expressing grief, AIADMK General Secretary said Edappadi K Palaniswami Said that it is sad to see that the TVK government has failed miserably to stop such a terrible crime. “Instead of being a reels government, it should be a real government,” he wrote on Twitter, demanding strict action against criminals. He said reports of the girl being sexually assaulted before being murdered had created widespread fear and anger among the public. He stressed that “the lack of immediate, decisive action exposes serious shortcomings in the law and order machinery of the state”.Former AIADMK minister and Thondamuthur MLA SP Velumani, who is co-leading a rebel AIADMK faction, said on Twitter, “I urge the government to pay special attention to the safety of women and children and take appropriate steps to ensure that such incidents, which happened during the previous DMK regime, do not happen.”While PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss demanded speedy justice, AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran said the rising wave of crimes against women and children in the state has raised serious questions on the current law and order situation as well as the foundation of social humanity.