‘Modi masthan acts won’t work’

Attempts to whip up non secular frenzy won’t achieve Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M.K. Stalin mentioned on Friday.

Tamil Nadu is a Dravidian land and ‘modi masthan’ (a pun on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a colloquial reference to black magicians) acts, equivalent to inciting non secular sentiments and makes an attempt to impose Hindi and Sanskrit, wouldn’t work within the State, Mr. Stalin mentioned.

He reiterated that the DMK was not against any non secular religion and would uphold social concord and shield the honour of all religions.

‘No tangible work’

The Assembly election was not nearly ushering in a change of guard in Tamil Nadu, but in addition about defending the self-respect and retrieving the misplaced rights of the State, he mentioned, campaigning for get together candidates in Srirangam and Karur.

Claiming that the AIADMK authorities and the BJP on the Centre had not completed something tangible for the individuals, Mr. Stalin mentioned the 2 events have been solely bent on criticising the DMK. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised that the Centre would supply jobs to 2 crore individuals per yr however by no means fulfilled it. Similarly, Mr. Modi’s promise of doubling the earnings of farmers too had not materialised. The AIADMK authorities too didn’t ship on the slew of guarantees it made, together with free distribution of farm inputs.

Mr. Stalin mentioned the get together, whereas in energy, had carried out varied schemes for the event of western area and requested whether or not Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy can checklist out any schemes carried out by their authorities.

‘Betrayed people’

Campaigning for DMK and different ally candidates, he mentioned the Kongu Vellalar Gounder group is dominant within the area and had been demanding reclassification as a Backward Class since 1955. “The then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi fulfilled their demand by issuing a Government Order on May 16, 1975,” he added. He mentioned that members of the group have been in a position to get jobs each in Central and State authorities solely due to the reclassification.

Mr. Stalin mentioned that the Chief Minister and the power-vested 5 ministers, Mr. Thangamani, Mr. Sengottaiyan, Mr. Karuppannan, Mr. Velumani, Mr. Radhakrishnan, are from the area. “But they did nothing and were selfish and betrayed the people,” he claimed. The opposition chief mentioned that by accepting the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), three farm legal guidelines, eight-lane expressway mission, defending the accused within the Pollachi sexual assault case, approving pipeline initiatives that move by farmlands, accumulating water prices and awarding tenders solely to kin, and benami, the AIADMK authorities had betrayed the individuals within the area.

Irregularities and corruption pervaded all sectors beneath the present regime. The BJP and the AIADMK have now joined fingers in search of help for them, Mr. Stalin mentioned, interesting to the individuals to drive the 2 events out of the State.

The authorities headed by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had solely been defending the get together and itself and was not involved in regards to the welfare of the individuals. The AIADMK authorities remained a “slave” to the BJP authorities on the Centre and “sacrificed” the rights of Tamil Nadu whether or not it was within the case of NEET or with regard to Goods and Services Tax.

The DMK, as soon as elected to energy, would move a decision within the Assembly in search of the withdrawal of the brand new farm legal guidelines.

The DMK would current a separate price range for agriculture and take steps to revive ‘Uzhavar Sandhais’. Giving assurances for creating Karur district, he mentioned the DMK would take steps to permit lifting of sand by bullock carts from Amaravathi river. Western area

Later, canvassing for candidates at Erode, Mr. Stalin mentioned the get together, whereas in energy, had carried out varied schemes for the event of western area and requested whether or not Mr. Palanisamy may checklist out any schemes carried out by his authorities.

He mentioned Kongu Vellalar Gounder group had been demanding that or not it’s reclassified as a Backward Class from 1955. “The then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi fulfilled their demand by issuing a Government Order on May 16, 1975 that enabled them to get their rights,” he added. The members of the group have been in a position to get jobs each in Central and State authorities solely due to the reclassification.

Mr. Stalin mentioned the Chief Minister and different Ministers Thangamani, Sengottaiyan, Karuppannan, Velumani and . Radhakrishnan have been from the area. “But they did nothing and were selfish and betrayed the people,” he claimed. The opposition chief charged that by accepting the implementation of GST, three farm legal guidelines, eight-lane expressway mission, and by defending the accused within the Pollachi sexual assault case, the AIADMK authorities had betrayed the individuals within the area.