Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Tamil Nadu's Vellore on Wednesday, sharpened his claws at the ruling DMK, stating that the entire family was looting Tamil Nadu. He also raked up the Katchatheevu issue, stating that the Congress and the DMK kept the "country in the dark".
Modi, who was in Tamil Nadu for a two-day visit, launched a scathing attack on the ruling party, saying the Dravidian party had the "first copyright" on alleged corruption. He further charged the DMK with being "a family company," that was impeding the progress of the state's youth with its "old mindset."
"DMK divides people over language, region, faith and caste. DMK knows that the day people see through this, it will not get a single vote. I have decided to expose the decades-old dangerous politics of DMK," Modi said.
He targeted the Congress again on the Katchatheevu islet issue, asking in which cabinet meeting was such a decision arrived upon and to 'benefit' whom. "Post its ceding, Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested and their boats seized and the Congress and the DMK show fake compassion to them," he alleged. However, the NDA government was ensuring their "permanent release even saving five fishermen from the gallows in Sri Lanka," Modi said.
The Prime Minister also targetted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Shakti remark', claiming he talked of "destroying Shakti of Hindu faith."
"That is the mentality of DMK as well. They speak ill of Sanatana Dharma, boycott Ram temple inauguration (in Ayodhya)," besides the installation of the "sacred Sengol," in the new Parliament building, he added. "The INDI alliance people "ill-treat" women and everybody knows how the DMK treated the late "Amma Jayalalithaa," when she was alive.
"Your blessings for the BJP and the NDA will protect Sanatan Shakti and ensure women's honour," the PM said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister reacted to the Prime Minister's visit, likening Modi's visits to migratory birds arriving at the sanctuary during the season. "The Prime Minister has come to the state with a set of guarantees for the 2024 general elections as his Gujarat model and Chaukidar role has been exposed," he said. "Prime Minister Modi himself hovers over Tamil Nadu during the election season just like migratory birds come to the sanctuary during the season. will you give these guarantees?" Stalin, who is president of the ruling DMK, asked in a post on the social media platform X.
(With PTI inputs)
