AIADMK, BJP are in a secret alliance; we will win any election, says T.N. CM Stalin
Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the BJP and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday categorically stated that the ruling coalition in the State would emerge victorious in any election, including the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
“What good has the AIADMK, which boasts about the Kongu region being its fort, done for the region,” he asked, referring to the Pollachi sexual assault case and the intimidation of those who had filed complaints. Describing the former AIADMK regime led by Mr. Palaniswami as the most irresponsible government, he said that it was the DMK government that disclosed the identity of the sexual assault victim.
The Kodanad dacoitycummurder, the assault on protesters who sought to revoke the ban on jallikattu, and the Thoothukudi police firing that claimed 13 lives had all taken place when the AIADMK was in power, he said. The names of an AIADMK Minister and a DirectorGeneral of Police who had served under the AIADMK government had figured on the list of bribetakers who had allowed the sale of ganja and gutkha, he said.
The Chief Minister claimed that the AIADMK and the BJP were in a secret alliance, and that the INDIA bloc was fighting them vehemently.
‘Covering up the facts’
Claiming that Mr. Modi had done nothing for the people, he said that newspapers and channels were full of advertisements on the ‘Modi Guarantee’ to cover up the facts.
What happened to Mr. Modi’s promises of bringing black money back from abroad, depositing ₹15 lakh into the bank account of each individual, and providing two crore jobs to unemployed youth, he asked.
When the PM visits Tamil Nadu next week, the people should ask him about the projects implemented by his government in the State, Mr. Stalin said. When Mr. Modi last visited the State, he lied “in his inimitable style” that his government’s projects were being stalled by the DMK regime, Mr. Stalin said, adding that Mr. Modi should name at least one such project. “Who stalled AIIMS in Madurai that was announced in 2014?” he asked.
For the past 10 years, the Modi government was silent on Tamil Nadu; but with the polls approaching, he was visiting the State frequently, dishing out lies, Mr. Stalin said.