In a recent general meeting organised by the Puducherry DMK Student’s Wing on the occasion of Anti-Hindi Imposition Day to honour the martyrs, Tamil Nadu Higher Education and Backward Welfare Minister Raja Kannappan passionately expressed support for DMK Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, labelling him as the number one Chief Minister in India. The minister urged students to rally behind Stalin to ‘uphold and safeguard’ the Dravidian movement.
Kannappan emphasised the desire to extend the Dravidian model of governance practiced in Tamil Nadu to Puducherry. Taking a swipe at Puducherry Chief Minister Rangasamy, Kannappan accused the local government of lacking principles and theories, asserting that the Chief Minister tends to make promises without fulfilling them. He questioned the credentials of opposition leader Annamalai to criticise M.K. Stalin’s administration, asserting that no opposition forces could undermine the achievements of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Speaking on the political landscape, Kannappan asserted that the ‘lotus’, (symbolising the BJP), will not bloom in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, reiterating the call for DMK governance in Puducherry. While acknowledging the presence of Congress as an ally, Kannappan urged the party to work harder and be more people-centric, criticising the tendency of Congress to engage actively only during elections. In a video clipping of the event that went viral, he is seen saying, “Congress runs the party only to snatch seats. What is the use of that? They are not running a party for toiling and working for the benefit of the people, but they come at the time of elections, peep, this doesn’t work with the people. That is why the BJP is doing all this show, they cannot do that with us. We will beat them up if they come to TN. They cannot play here, we (DMK) will take care of the BJP.”
Minister, Sr DMK Leader Rajakannappan attacks Congress!
"Cong functions only to get seats. They are not working for peoples and they are coming just before elections….We (DMK) will face BJP", says Min.
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This statement led to speculation that all is not well with the I.N.D.I.Alliance especially since Bihar Chief Minister and their ally Nitish Kumar has dropped massive hints at quitting the alliance and raising doubts about him joining the NDA.
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