BJP may even remove Gandhi from Indian currencies, says Stalin

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Makkal Needhi Maiam president   Kamal Haasan presenting a memento to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin successful  Madurai connected  Saturday.

Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan presenting a memento to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin successful Madurai connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY

Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for renaming the 100-day employment warrant scheme, the DMK president M.K. Stalin apprehended that the Union authorities whitethorn adjacent region Gandhi’s representation from the Indian currency notes present connected Saturday.

Speaking astatine a gathering organised by the Kamal Hassan’s Panpaatu Maiyam - ‘Remembering Bapuji and brothers” present astatine the Gandhi Memorial Museum wherever leaders from the DMK beforehand participated, Mr. Stalin said that it was disheartening to cognize that the BJP had removed Mahatma’s sanction from the 100-day occupation warrant scheme. Popularly known arsenic MGNREGA, (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) the Union authorities had besides accrued the fiscal load connected the States.

Thanking Mr. Kamal Hassan for organising specified an lawsuit successful Madurai and successful Gandhi Memorial Museum, Mr. Stalin said that the request of the hr for the full federation was to propulsion distant the fascist forces retired of action.

They (BJP, RSS and their like-minded outfits) whitethorn effort all-out efforts to sneak into Tamil Nadu, but they cannot succeed, helium said.

Speakers led by MDMK wide caput Vaiko, Viduthalai Chiruthai Katchi person Thol. Thirumavalavan, TNCC president Selvaperunthagai, CPI State caput Veerapandian, CPI (M) State caput Shanmugam, Tamizhaga Vaazhurimai Katchi person Velmurugan, IUML person K.M. Kader Mohideen, Manitha Neya Katchi laminitis Jawahirullah and Kongu Mandala Desiya Katchi wide caput Nityanandam hailed the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi.

The speakers said that contempt differences which persisted instantly aft the state was declared arsenic Independent and Republic, it was Gandhi who insisted connected retaining the secular and socialist cloth successful the Constitution. This effect sown since past had retained the state unneurotic and unity successful diverseness became a reality.

However, with the BJP ruling astatine the Centre and the fascist forces attempting to destabilise the individuality of the institutions, it was not conscionable capable for less radical oregon immoderate governmental parties to travel together, but the full colonisation should unite and propulsion the fringe radical successful the trash, the speakers underlined.

In his address, Mr. Kamal Hassan said Makkal Neethi Maiyam founded by him stepped into its ninth year. “We are conscionable born, but we are beardown capable to reconstruct the mislaid sheen of the federation with the capable guidance and enactment of the secular leaders here, who person witnessed precise galore struggles,” helium said.

He clarified that the conscionable was not conscionable to bring astir leaders connected a aforesaid level with the State facing polls shortly, but to show that they person travel unneurotic to support the federation agreed and besides clasp the sanctity astatine a precocious esteem.

The actor-turned-politician said that ‘Gandhi is an idea...we tin each use. We tin each share,” and made a clarion telephone to the adjacent procreation to recognize the nuances of Gandhi, which, helium was confident, would suit adjacent successful the modern world.

Makkal Neethi Mayyam vice-president A.G. Mourya projected a ballot of thanks.

Published - February 21, 2026 09:29 p.m. IST

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