A two-minute video clip of late DMK President Karunanidhi endorsing for hydrocarbon exploration in the Cauvery delta region has gone viral on social media.
The two-minute video was part of his speech at the silver jubilee function for the Puthu Puthu Arthangal movie. “Nannilam in the Cauvery delta region is bringing great fortunes to Tamil Nadu by supporting large oil extracting wells,” he says in the video. He also mentioned how late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Annadurai’s first proposal about the presence of oil in the Cauvery delta was mocked and later accepted by those who mocked them. He also stated that oil-related industries will be established in Nannilam in the future.
2 Minutes Silence for those who voted for DMK and
Hope each and every political, journo and activist bastards who said that Modi is trying to bring methane and hydrocarbon projects to TN will face the gruesome fate of that Karma soon. pic.twitter.com/pzUs4vZdjm— Vishwatma 🇮🇳 (@HLKodo) April 9, 2021
Netizens mocked DMK for having a double standard when it came to oil extraction. The DMK had previously vowed to shut down all oil wells in the Cauvery Delta area, if elected. It is also noteworthy to mention that it was the present DMK chief MK Stalin who had given approval for the hydrocarbon project at Neduvasal.
With the video exposing DMK for bringing oil extraction to the Cauvery delta, their poll promise have now come into question.
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