After poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s India Today interview with Rajdeep Sardesai went viral where he predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party would garner 7-15% voteshare, yet another video of him speaking to an audience started making the rounds on social media platforms.
In the one-minute video clip, Prashant Kishor is seen saying, “I am saying it on your face that there is no other community that is as scared as you in this country, you are so scared of the BJP, that even in your sleep you are thinking of the BJP only. Those parties who make your children miserable, a laborer, those who drank their blood – you continue voting for them just out of fear of the BJP. You say you do not fear them, in your community, your Prophet said that if there is no awareness, you cannot achieve anything. Today’s muslim does not want to be aware. I have seen this across the country, no Muslim wants to wake up/be aware. Muslims worry a lot, they are concerned but do not think/contemplate. For 5 years you keep thinking, who will defeat the BJP, who will defeat BJP? And at the time of the elections, you get on the bandwagon of whoever you think will defeat the BJP.”
பாஜக என்றாலே இஸ்லாமிய எதிரிகள் என்று சொல்லி சொல்லி, பயமுறுத்தி, ஏமாற்றி,திராவிடக் கட்சிகள் அவர்களை அரசியல் பகடைக்காய்களாக வைத்திருக்கிறார்கள். உண்மையாக இஸ்லாமியர் விழிப்புணர்வு பெற்று விட்டால், திராவிடக் கட்சிகளும்,காங்கிரஸ் உள்ளிட்ட
புள்ளிவைத்த கூட்டணி கட்சிகளும் பாயைச்… pic.twitter.com/P6j3DAb5IC— karthik gopinath (@karthikgnath) February 1, 2024
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party State Vice President – Social Media Cell, Karthik Gopinath, in his official X handle, shared this video and wrote, “The Dravidian parties kept them as political pawns by telling them that BJP is the enemy of Islam, scare them, deceiving them. If the Muslims are truly aware, the Dravidian parties, Congress, and some doted allied parties will have to roll up the mat and leave.- Listen to Prashant Kishore’s speech.!!”.
This post comes against the backdrop of heightened tension between two Dravidian party leaders, engaged in a sharp exchange asserting themselves as the true protectors of Muslims, a significant development unfolded on 31 January 2024. Both DMK President and current Chief Minister MK Stalin and AIADMK General Secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisami shared posts on their official X handles blaming each other for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
ஏழு நாட்களில் மேற்கு வங்கம் மட்டுமல்லாது இந்தியா முழுவதும் #CAA நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்படும் என்று கூறியிருக்கிறார் பா.ஜ.க.வைச் சேர்ந்த ஒன்றிய இணையமைச்சர் ஒருவர்.
இலங்கைத் தமிழர்களுக்கும் இசுலாமியர்களுக்கும் எதிரான #CAB சட்டம் ஆனதற்கு முழுமுதற்காரணமே நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் அ.தி.மு.க… https://t.co/fePoodTxQq
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) January 31, 2024
CAA சட்டத்தால் சிறுபான்மையின மக்களுக்கு பாதிப்பு ஏற்படுவதை அனைத்திந்திய அண்ணா திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் ஒருபோதும் அனுமதிக்காது.
CAA சட்டத்தால் தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள இஸ்லாமியர்களுக்கும்,
ஈழத் தமிழர்களுக்கும் பிரச்சனை ஏற்பட்டால் எங்கள் அரசு பார்த்துக்கொண்டு சும்மா இருக்காது என்பதை…— Edappadi K Palaniswami (@EPSTamilNadu) January 31, 2024
Stalin accused Edappadi of being responsible for the Bill becoming an Act, pointing out that only the AIADMK supported it. He argued that as a result, the act adversely affects Sri Lankan Tamils and Muslims. Edappadi countered his argument back and forth. However, it’s worth noting that both the act itself and the Home Ministry have unequivocally stated that it does not pose any threat to Indian Muslims.
During the Pran Prathishta ceremony, every major political party declined the invitation to attend the function. Various reasons were cited, including claims of leg pain by Edappadi and claims that the temple was not fully constructed. These refusals were primarily seen as a strategic move in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, demonstrating solidarity towards securing votes from minority communities.
In the past, there has been a pattern where both political parties take turns ruling the state and consistently advocate for the release of Muslim prisoners. In doing so, they overlook the severity of the actions committed, focusing instead on appeasement and securing votes for their respective vote banks. The committees will be formed, and reports will be presented; however, in the event of an unfavorable outcome, the blame will simply be shifted to the governor.
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