“Udhayanidhi Is The Only One Hanging On To NEET To Make It An Issue,”, DMDK Treasurer Premalatha Vijayakanth Lashes Out At DMK Scion

Premalatha Vijayakanth, the leader of Desiya Murpoku Dravida Kazhagam and wife of the party’s founder, strongly lashed out at Udhayanidhi Stalin during a press meeting on 15 November 2023. She, in her role as the Treasurer of National Progressive Dravida Kazhagam, was in Tuticorin. Her visit was in connection to her attendance at a wedding ceremony hosted at the residence of the District Secretary in Kanyakumari.

When asked about the NEET exam and its impact on students, Premalatha said, “Nothing like that. Udhayanidhi is the only one who is hanging on to NEET to make it an issue. Supreme Court itself has said that NEET will stay, students are clear about it and so are the teachers and parents. The one who is confusing them is these politicians. If they keep quiet, students from TN will rank first in these exams. Among all the states, students of TN are the most intelligent. Why are they confusing them? Be quiet and do your work, don’t confuse the students. Our students can get the highest marks on a national level. I request all parents, students, and teachers to not get carried away by the words of people like Udhayanidhi and focus on studying. It is clear that if you have to study MBBS you have to clear the NEET exam, you cannot do anything about it. So we have to follow that, no other way.”

A reporter mentioned Udhayanidhi Stalin having completed his political campaign in Kanyakumari and that police have been standing on the roads since morning. She replied, “This is happening to everyone. You asked me a question, so many murders are occurring especially in Thoothukudi. The police force is there to protect the people. But when a politician visits this side, they deploy 50-100 police officers for them. What is anyone going to do? No one is going to do anything. The police force is there to protect the people. Give the people security. No one is going to harm the politicians. They have a lot of security. Just because one politician turns up here, deploying 500-1000 police officers for security is a waste. I remember what Kamarajar said. Upon hearing the police siren, he would ask what is that, the people would say sir security for you. He would rubbish it saying, let’s do our job. Such simple leaders used to live on this land. These people are just wasting taxpayer’s money. There is no need. Are they going to listen to us?”

Another reporter asked her about the 1000 rupee scheme and that many women did not receive it. She replied saying, “Did any woman ask to give them 1000 rupees a month? No one asked. You said that if you win, we will give you 1000 rupees. You are not able to give it today. When campaigning, you said that you would give it to all the women. But today, you say that you will give it to the eligible women. What eligibility are you looking for? Did you look for eligibility during elections? Today why are you looking at eligibility when it comes to giving that 1000 rupees? Women are very angry today. The result of this will definitely be seen in the elections.”

A reporter then moved on to asking about the Sanathana Dharma remarks issue. She said, “He’s made the mistake but pretending that nothing happened. We are all witnessing the opposition to what he said. When we talk about religion, caste, and food habits, we have to be very careful. These are very sensitive issues. No one should talk about religion, caste, or food habits. Everyone has their own religion and caste. Everyone has their own culture. Why are you pinpointing mistakes in it? His own mother goes to all the temples. Stalin says it is her wish. But when others go, they say it is wrong. Before advising others, we should think about whether we are doing it ourselves. Captain is very clear about his principles. See we all wear vibhuti and kumkum always. He came to power acknowledging the fact that his alliance is with the people and God. But these people lie that there is no God and also perform yagna and homa. Why are you advising others? Let your family follow it first. Then tell the people.”

DMDK leader Vijayakanth in the 2011 legislative assembly elections forged an alliance with the AIADMK and entered the fray in 41 constituencies. Out of these, his party achieved significant success, securing victory in 29 seats. Notably, the DMDK outperformed the DMK in terms of seat wins. Vijayakanth, for the second time, clinched the position of MLA by triumphing in the Rishivandhiyam constituency. From 2011 to 2016, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

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