Sonia Gandhi wants Rahul for PM, Stalin backs Udhayanidhi for TN CM: Shah says both ‘plans’ will fail
TIRUNELVELI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Chief Minister M K Stalin is calling the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill as “black bill” as the CM himself is engaged in “black deeds”. Citing the cases against former DMK ministers V Senthil Balaji and K Ponmudy, Shah asked if it was appropriate to be part of the cabinet and govern even after being incarcerated.
Addressing the zonal booth committee conference of the BJP in Tirunelveli, Shah said that both DMK president Stalin’s dream of making his son Udhayanidhi the CM and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s dream of making her son Rahul the PM would never materialise. “The NDA’s victory would prevent the sons of INDIA bloc leaders from rising to top posts,” Shah asserted.
Reiterating his position on alliance government, Shah expressed confidence that a regime of BJP, AIADMK and NDA allies will be formed in TN. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the NDA alliance received 18% vote share, while AIADMK got 21% votes. If these are combined, then overall, NDA received around 39% vote share, he said.
PM knows significance of Tamils & TN: Shah
“Stalin is running the most corrupt government in India. His party members are involved in scams relating to Tasmac, sand mining, job-for-cash, nutritional kits, and dhoti supply. They have not spared even the schemes meant for the poor. The DMK should be uprooted,” he said.
“In the upcoming election, NDA parties will unitedly secure victory to remove the DMK alliance. It was booth committees that ensured victory for the BJP across India. We have eight months left for the poll. We must hold street meetings, go door-to-door and meet Dalits,” Shah said, and added that 25,000 booth committee members took part in the conference.
Apologising for not being able to speak in Tamil, Amit Shah thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating C P Radhakrishnan, a Tamil, for the post of Vice-President. Praising former Nagaland Governor L Ganesan who passed away a few days ago, Shah said it was BJP that had also made another Tamil, A P J Abdul Kalam, the President of India.
“The PM knows the significance of Tamils and TN. He announced the construction of a statue for Chola king Rajendra Chola during the Gangaikonda Cholapuram event. Modi runs his government in line with the essence of Thirukkural, which he had got translated into 13 languages,” the HM said.
Shah also hailed Modi for carrying out Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev. “Modi’s GST reform will benefit people,” he added.
Speaking at the event, BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran termed the DMK regime a disaster model government, and accused it of failing to fulfil its election promises. Nagenthran, who hails from Tirunelveli, resorted to the local slang in addressing CM as “Annachi” (elder brother) and asked,
“Chief Minister Stalin Annachi what happened to your (2021) poll promises? Nearly 400 assurances you made have remained unfulfilled,” he claimed. Without naming TVK chief Vijay, he described the actor’s party as a new glamour party. Suspended DMK spokesperson K S Radhakrishnan joined the BJP during the event. Before leaving the city for Thoothukudi airport, Shah took part in a tea party organised at Nagenthran’s residence.
Udhaya will ensure defeat of BJP-AIADMK bloc: DMK
DMK deputy general secretary A Raja said Amit Shah is afraid of DyCM Udhayanidhi Stalin as he would ensure BJP-AIADMK bloc’s defeat in TN Assembly polls