In a stinging rebuttal to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai came down heavy on the DMK’s dynastic politics and also the injustice meted out to Tamil and Tamil people.
His comments came after CM Stalin responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s blistering attack on the DMK during the latter’s trip to Chennai.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah while speaking at a public meeting near Vellore, Tamil Nadu had criticized the Congress and DMK for their involvement in dynasty politics and alleged corruption.
He called for a change in leadership, highlighting the achievements of the Modi government and emphasizing the need for a local leader in Tamil Nadu. Shah also addressed the DMK’s failure to establish AIIMS Madurai despite their previous tenure at the Centre.
“Congress and DMK are 2G, 3G, 4G parties. I am not talking about the 2G (spectrum allocation scam). 2G means two generations, 3G means three generations and 4G means four generations,” he said.
“The Maran family (of the DMK) is doing corruption for two generations. The Karunanidhi family is doing corruption for three generations. The Gandhi family is 4G. Rahul Gandhi is fourth generation and for four generations they are enjoying power,” Amit Shah said attacking the two parties.
He said the time has come to “throw out 2G, 3G, 4G and give the power in Tamil Nadu to a son of the soil.”. Amit Shah also said that the DMK had prevented two Tamilians when they had a chance to become the PM adding that in future, a Prime Minister for the country should come from Tamil Nadu.
Taking a swipe at Stalin’s comments regarding AIIMS Madurai, Amit Shah pointed out that despite the DMK being in power at the Centre for 18 years, they had not taken steps to establish the premier medical facility in Tamil Nadu. He contrasted this with the central government’s efforts in the state.
MK Stalin in response to this speech of Amit Shah said that the Union Home Minister did not answer any of his questions. He also took a jibe at Amit Shah’s comments about a Tamilian becoming Prime Minister in future saying “I don’t know if Amit Shah is angry with Modi. If there is a chance for a Tamilian to become the Prime Minister, Union Minister of State L. Murugan and Governor Tamilisai will get that chance.”
In response to Stalin’s remarks on Amit Shah’s speech, Annamalai took MK Stalin head with no punches pulled .
“You are in this position because of the word ‘Dynasty’ and your surname ‘Karunanidhi’. Pls, don’t lecture us on democracy.”, Annamalai said unlike the DMK the BJP has a culture where even a booth president can one day become the Prime Minister of the country.
“In your DMK party, the basic criteria are that they have to be born in your Gopalapuram home, that’s why Hon HM mentioned your family as 3G (3 Generation Dynast) and your partner Congress as 4G (4 Generation Dynast).”, Annamalai said.
Annamalai also pointed out the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka that happened when Karunanidhi was Chief Minister and Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister of the country.
“Please don’t even talk about 2004-2014; your party was responsible for the killing of 1.5 Lakh Tamil brothers & sisters in Sri Lanka, ‘corruption to the core’ is a word that perfectly suits your party’s ministers who served in UPA 1 & 2.”, Annamalai said.
About DMK’s contribution to Tamil, Annamalai said “Your party had made sure Tamil language & culture never crossed the borders of TN & that we believe is the greatest disservice to the world’s oldest language, our Tamil.”
“Our PM Thiru Narendra Modi avl has taken it across the whole globe. Finally, our language is getting the attention & richness it truly deserves. If somebody can talk about ‘Tamil’, you should probably be the last person talking about it with a ‘foreign name’ attached to you!”, Annamalai said.
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