MADURAI: The next 40-45 days, before the elections, will bring a significant change in Tamil Nadu’s politics, state BJP president K Annamalai said on Sunday.
Addressing media persons at the Madurai airport, Annamalai said that a change will take place during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which will have an impact on the 2026 Assembly elections in the state.
In response to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami’s statement that cadres from the BJP had joined AIADMK, Annamalai said that while AIADMK only attracts cadres, the BJP was pulling former and incumbent elected representatives. “I laughed when I heard that the AIADMK’s election slogan is EPS vs Modi,” he said.
In the wake of DMK confirming its candidates and alliance, Annamalai said that while the DMK was warming up for the political race, it did not mean that they would win in the elections. “DMK will lose its characteristics. Soon, the BJP will announce candidates and other details for the elections,” he said.
Reacting to the recent remarks by Chief Minister MK Stalin that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is arrogant with her words, Annamalai defended the latter, stating that there was nothing wrong with her choice of words. “We are not speaking against the people of Tamil Nadu, but hitting back at bad politicians in their language,” he said.
In reply to Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman’s statement that the BJP has cash in one hand and ballot boxes in the other, a sarcastic Annamalai said that Seeman was looking for a cash box as well as a ballot box.