The Hindu (Madurai)

Family comes rst for DMK, nation for BJP, says Rajnath

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that family comes rst for the ruling DMK and Congress whereas nation always remains the top priority for the BJP.

While campaignin­g for NDA candidate A. Ashwathama­n in Tiruvannam­alai, Mr. Singh said that the alliance between Congress and DMK was always to promote their families. “The Congress-DMK combine divides the country into north and south politicall­y and culturally whereas BJP unites people from all directions for India’s developmen­t,” he said.

Prior to 2014 when Congress was at the centre, the growth of the economy was slow and appropriat­e decisions were not taken to accelerate its growth. All that changed after the NDA came to power.

“Now, India is the world’s fth fastest growing economy. By 2027, the country aims to become the third fastest economy in the world,” he said.

He expressed condence that Narendra Modi would become the Prime

Minister for the third time because BJP had grown to be the country’s most credible political party.

‘Promises ful lled’

BJP’s earlier poll promises had been fullled including constructi­on of Ram temple in Ayodhya and scrapping of special status for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constituti­on.

The INDIA block would disappear after the Lok

Sabha elections as it was not formed in public interest, Mr. Singh said. Corruption remained central to this opposition alliance. Once NDA won the elections, the INDIA block would automatica­lly disappear. “Voters in Tamil Nadu should say no to corrupt DMK-Congress alliance as corruption still exists in the State. They should elect NDA candidates for the betterment of their lives,” he said.

 ?? C. VENKATACHA­LAPATHY ?? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a roadshow in Tiruvannam­alai on Tuesday.
C. VENKATACHA­LAPATHY Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a roadshow in Tiruvannam­alai on Tuesday.

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