BJP fighting a proxy election, says: Kanimozhi

Unlike the elections of the previous, the place the DMK confronted both the AIADMK or its native ally, this time round, the occasion will likely be dealing with the would possibly of the Centre and its coercive police led by the BJP for whom the AIADMK is just a entrance for fighting proxy elections, DMK MP M.K. Kanimozhi mentioned.

Speaking to booth-level committee members, she underlined the character of the election that the occasion could be dealing with this time. This election was not nearly victory of the DMK however about self-respect, social justice and the Dravidian motion, all of which have been antithetical to the divisive politics of the BJP. “This is an election that will be fought at the level of principle and ideology. It will be fought in the name of Karunanidhi, Anna and Periyar, who stood for social justice and fraternity. They [BJP-AIADMK] will bring forth all kinds of divisive politics of caste, community, religion — but do not sway,” she mentioned.

The AIADMK has utterly pledged itself on the ft of the BJP and given up the State’s rights, she mentioned.

To combat this election, Ms. Kanimozhi referred to as for unity among the many cadre to make sure the victory of the candidate chosen by DMK chief M.K. Stalin. She additionally urged them to recollect how the DMK needed to transfer the High Court as a result of the AIADMK authorities refused a burial spot for DMK patriarch Karunanidhi subsequent to his mentor Anna.

Later, talking at a gram sabha in Thoppur, she mocked the announcement made by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to redress complaints.

“They ruled for 10 years and now suddenly he is asking people to reach out on a number to redress their complaints. The election is less than 3 months away and the government has not done anything for the people,” she mentioned.

“The government led by Mr. Modi froze the funds of the MPs during COVID-19, when the public needed help from their Parliament representatives. That is the kind of government at the Centre, which has now aligned with the AIADMK,” she mentioned.

According to her, the general public didn’t wish to belief the Chief Minister. “But the Chief Minister is promising to bring investment to the State, which is far-fetched,” she mentioned.

The DMK chief additionally took a swipe at Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbalagan. “This is a district that has the Higher Education Minister. But this very district is educationally backward with literacy rate less than the State average,” Ms. Kanimozhi mentioned.

Earlier, she participated in a session with individuals with disabilities. It was below Karunanidhi, that a welfare coverage for the otherwise abled crossed a number of milestones, Ms. Kanimozhi mentioned.