COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) president Okay Annamalai hit again at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief Dayanidhi Maran’s ‘joker’ remarks saying that the latter is ‘ineffective’ with out household’s surname. Annamalai additionally focused the ruling DMK for Maran’s remarks accusing the get together of resorting to ‘abuse and filth.’
“Usually they are saying one of many ugliest political events within the nation is DMK. DMK get together is based on the language of filth. And in case you have a look at DMK’s historical past their abuse of ladies, their intolerance for any newcomer and the form of abusive language they introduced into political vocabulary. No one in our state has executed during the last 70 years. DMK stands for abuse at its worst,” the BJP chief mentioned.
“And that is coming from an individual Dayanidhi Maran. If you happen to take away the phrase Maran from there, he is not going to even get a job as anyone in anyplace. He’s completely ineffective with out his household’s surname. However sadly, after they know they’re dropping, DMK will at all times take recourse to abuse and filth,” he added. The BJP chief additional mentioned that he’ll adorn the abuses by DMK as a ‘badge of honour’ whereas projecting himself as ‘self-made’
“If DMK is abusing me, I take it as a badge of honour as a result of all of us are self-made individuals from the bottom by advantage of arduous work, we’re standing ready attempting to serve our individuals, not like Mr Maran or Mr Stalin or Mr Udhayanidhi. Solely due to their household preliminary, they’re in politics,” Annamalai mentioned.
In an interview with India In the present day, Dayanidhi Maran, a former union minister, sought to dismiss the problem posed by Annamalai within the Lok Sabha polls. “Who’s that? Oh, the Joker, you’re speaking in regards to the Joker. Are you overestimating, he’s a lame duck,” Maran mentioned. He was requested a query in regards to the “worry of Annamalai” and if he’s the rising star of the BJP.
Following the DMK chief’s remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi got here to Annamalai’s defence and mentioned that it mirrored the character of the ruling get together within the state and that ‘conceitedness is in opposition to the good tradition of Tamil Nadu’. “DMK is a celebration that’s immersed within the conceitedness of energy. When a senior chief of DMK was requested about our younger chief Annamalai, he mentioned in conceitedness ‘Who’s he, who’s that’ and used insulting phrases. This conceitedness is in opposition to Tamil Nadu’s nice tradition. The individuals of Tamil Nadu won’t ever like this conceitedness,” PM Modi mentioned whereas addressing a public rally in Mettupalayam.
Nevertheless, reiterating his phrases, Maran mentioned that he stands by his phrases. “He (Annamalai) retains on altering his stance. First, he was in opposition to NEET. Now he helps NEET. He says that he does not know Hindi. Then he now speaks fluent Hindi. He retains on altering his colors like a Chameleon. He behaves like a joker. So I stand by my stand phrases. He’s a joker. We want individuals like him. He is a very good entertainer. Please Annamalai, proceed,” Maran mentioned earlier within the day.
Annamalai is preventing the Lok Sabha polls from Coimbatore for BJP whereas DMK has fielded Ganapathy P Rajkumar. Maran is contesting the polls from Chennai Central. All 39 seats in Tamil Nadu will vote in a single section on April 19 in Lok Sabha polls that will likely be held in seven phases. Votes will likely be counted on June 4 . In 2019, the DMK-led alliance swept the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, successful 38 of 39 seats.
