Coimbatore stands out as one of the most fiercely contested constituencies, where a battle for victory among the competing candidates is intensifying. The contenders for this seat include K Annamalai, the president of Tamil Nadu’s BJP, Singai Ramachandran representing the AIADMK, and Ganapathi P Rajkumar from the DMK. With each passing day and only a scant seven days remaining, tensions rise as words are exchanged and the political atmosphere heats up.
Traditionally seen as an AIADMK stronghold, Coimbatore has seen a shift in dynamics, with Annamalai from the BJP gaining momentum and positioning himself as a strong contender. Despite this, the DMK, led by former Mayor Ganapathi P Rajkumar and supported by Tamilnadu Industries minister TRB Rajaa, is making a renewed effort to assert its presence in the constituency. However, their attempts are being met with strong resistance from the BJP, led by state president Annamalai, who remains steadfast in his campaign.
The feud between Annamalai and TRB Rajaa has been quietly brewing for some time now. Rajaa initiated a smear campaign by labeling BJP as a cheap party and likening Annamalai to a goat, suggesting there would be a feast of goat biriyani after the elections, insinuating Annamalai’s defeat. Annamalai swiftly retaliated, attributing these actions to DMK’s anxiety and lack of substantial content.
During a recent press interaction in the Karumbukadai area, TRB Rajaa continued his criticism of the BJP. In response to a query regarding BJP candidate Annamalai’s assertion of securing a 60,000-vote lead in Coimbatore, Raja dismissed it, implying it was mere wishful thinking. He redirected attention to the AIADMK, emphasizing its role as the opposition party in the election and questioning the apparent disregard for it. Raja also mentioned plans to expose alleged anti-social elements within the BJP through their IT wing, suggesting that without such elements, the party would lack substantial strength.
சமூக விரோதிகளை எடுத்து விட்டால் பாஜகவில் ஆளே இருக்க மாட்டாங்க – டி. ஆர். பி. ராஜா | BJP #TRBRaja #DMK #BJP #News18Tamilnadu #TamilNews pic.twitter.com/vlsJonaV1N
— News18 Tamil Nadu (@News18TamilNadu) April 11, 2024
During his response to the argument, Annamalai, the BJP president and candidate for MP in Coimbatore, criticized both TRB Rajaa and his father, TR Baalu, labeling them as the primary figures of antisocial elements. He pointed out their ownership of distilleries and involvement in the liquor trade within the state, asserting that liquor vendors are inherently antisocial. Therefore, according to him, TR Baalu falls under this category. He found it ironic that TRP Rajaa would make such statements while being the son of someone considered antisocial.
Annamalai said, “TRB Rajaa’s father itself an anti-social. He is a Liquor seller. The liquor seller is anti-social right brother? TRB Rajaa speaks this as being a son of an anti-social, and this is the height of comedy. Brother, Don’t think that anti-social means only those who are in FIR, some people are selling liquor wearing white and white (clothes), they are too anti-social. How many people have been made to drink and how many women’s mangalsutra are being cut, so it is a comedy today to talk about anti-social as the son of an anti-social person.
Perhaps if TRB Rajaa says that his father does not sell liquor, I will tell you in which distillery how they sell it. The same TRB Rajaa’s father went to Thanjavur during the rule of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to open a new liquor factory there and asked the people for their opinion, the peasants came, was beaten with sticks and skulls broken, even today they celebrate it as a black day in that town, as if it should never come.
Why did TR Baalu lose in Thanjavur in 2014, because of the opening Liquor factory. Why is he now sheltered in Sriperumbudur?
So that no one should know about him, As sriperumbudur is a new town can come here and live in peace. Now they are talking about anti-social. Running a liquor factory and paying lakhs of cash to TASMAC every day, killing hundreds of friends and cutting the Mangalsutra of women in their homes, if you ask he is Industries Minister… Is it no shame. Industries minister’s father runs liquor factory, father’s liquor goes to TASMAC, industries minister monitors it, what a mess. They think that in this democracy, all of them will speak and this should be heard”
For his son's stupidity TR.Balu is paying the prize…. TRBRasa vaiya vachikitu summa irupaa Perusu romba damage aguraaru paaru… 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/AJJdZsUBNS
— Vishwatma 🇮🇳 ( மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@HLKodo) April 11, 2024
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