With just a week to go for the Assembly Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the DMK for its treatment of women and referred to the crass remarks made by DMK MP A. Raja on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s mother.
Speaking at a massive public rally in Dharapuram near Tirupur, the Prime Minister said “Today, Congress and DMK have insulted the respected Mother of Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister. God forbid, if they come to power, they will insult many other women of Tamil Nadu.”
He also referred to the objectionable remarks made by DMK propaganda secretary Dindigul Leoni who while campaigning for Karthikeya Sivasenapathy, the DMK’s Thondamuthur candidate, said that women’s hips have become like barrels after drinking milk from foreign cows.
“Sadly, to insult women is a part of the Congress-DMK culture. A few days back, one of the MLA candidates of DMK Mister Dindigul Leoni made horrible remarks on women. DMK has done nothing to stop him.” PM Modi said.
PM Modi also recalled the incident when late former AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa was insulted in the Assembly.
“Never forget 25th March 1989. In the Assembly of Tamil Nadu, how did DMK leaders treat Amma Jayalalithaa Ji? DMK and Congress will not guarantee women empowerment. In their rule, crimes against women are up.” PM Modi said.
He said that the NDA government is inspired by the thoughts and ideals of the great Andal and Avvaiyar, the two great female Tamil poets.
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