Stalin deceiving people, says CM
Coimbatore, Jan. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Sunday accused DMK president M.K. Stalin of deception for posing with Lord Muruga’s spear like weapon, ‘Vel’ and said the divine symbol has come to leader of opposition’s notice since Assembly elections were round the corner.
On the second day of his campaign here, the AIADMK leader referred to a photograph of the DMK chief holding the Vel alleging it was an act of deceit. The AIADMK respected all religions equally, but it was not the case with the DMK which involved in ‘deception,’ in such matters, he alleged.
Accusing Stalin of ‘deceit,’ the Chief Minister claimed Stalin spoke one thing for the outside world but in his
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heart of hearts he knew it was not his conviction. “The God will not grant you boon if you only receive Lord Muruga’s Vel. The boon will be only for the AIADMK.”
The DMK has for a long time been accused of offending Hindu beliefs and sentiments by the BJP and ‘Hindu Munnani,’ a noted Sangh Parivar outfit in Tamil Nadu.
Recently, Stalin had slammed the BJP and Munnani for trying to build a ‘perception’ that his party was against the Hindus. “It is not the truth,” the DMK chief had said. Palaniswami alleged, “Since elections are round the corner, the Vel is visible to his (Stalin’s) eyes only now and till now it was not visible to him.” “The God will give you (DMK) appropriate punishment through the elections,” he said.
On Saturday, DMK workers had presented a glittering Vel made of silver to Stalin at a party’s rural outreach programme in Tiruvallur district.