‘INDIA bloc is electiontime entertainment’
Rotary Club hosts special sports meet
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday, dismissed the Opposition INDIA bloc as electiontime entertainment and urged the people of Tamil Nadu not to vote for the DMKled alliance in the State.
Speaking at an event here, she said: “Unseating the Modi government from power cannot be the only policy of the Opposition. Those parties, which favour only the development of their family members, cannot work for the development of the nation.”
She alleged that prevalence of narcotic drugs had gone up under DMK rule and urged the people to vote against those who hurt the sentiments of the Hindus.
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran said if Jayalalithaa had been in power now, she would have curbed the drug menace prevailing in the State. He expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would register a major victory in the State.
Tamil Manila Congress president G.K. Vasan said: “The BJP will transform India into the third largest economy in the world if they are voted to power for a third consecutive term.”
The Rotary Club of Chennai Central Elite hosted Rotary Special Sports 2024, a sports meet for special children at MNM Jain Engineering College, Thoraipakkam on Saturday.
Nearly 1,400 disabled students from over 75 schools from different parts of the city took part in the event and showcased their talents in about 250 events, according to a press release. Kirubakara Raja, general secretary for Tamil Nadu Paralympic Sports Association, was the chief guest for the event.
Muthu Raja, who had bagged two bronze medals in the Asian Paralympics 2023, was the guest of honour, the release said. Ajay Hemakumar, president of the Rotary Club of Chennai Central Elite, spoke.