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DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Monday took a excavation astatine the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which includes the AIADMK and the BJP, saying a beforehand that was rejected by the radical had been renewed and projected arsenic a “new alliance”.
“What has been restored is simply a failed alliance. This is simply a cosmetic effort to springiness it a caller build-up,” helium said, speaking astatine the ‘Vellum Tamizh Pengal’ Cauvery delta zone-level DMK women’s helping league astatine Sengipatti in Thanjavur district. The coming Assembly election, helium said, would not beryllium a combat betwixt the NDA and the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, but betwixt the “NDA and Tamil Nadu”. For, Tamil Nadu meant the DMK, “which genuinely works and fights for the radical of the State”.
Mr. Stalin accused the NDA of attempting to enforce itself connected the State done coercive authorities and mendacious narratives. He claimed that parties had joined the NDA owing to unit from Central authorities agencies specified arsenic the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax Department, and the CBI. “With folded hands, they are hoping that the ‘washing machine’ volition cleanse them,” helium said.
He said the BJP-AIADMK combine had been decisively defeated successful the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 Assembly elections. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the 2 parties contested separately, but were rejected again by the electorate. “Despite the repeated verdicts, they person present glued unneurotic breached pieces that person been presented arsenic the NDA. Everyone knows that this is an confederation calved retired of compulsion and blackmail, imposed against the wishes of genuine AIADMK workers,” Mr. Stalin said.
He said the BJP believed that it could regularisation Tamil Nadu remotely from Delhi by installing “puppets”. “For this, Tamil Nadu volition springiness a fitting response.”
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading falsehood during his caller sojourn to Tamil Nadu, Mr. Stalin countered the assertion that determination was nary information for women successful the State. “Do not dispersed falsehood astir Tamil Nadu portion ignoring the concern successful the BJP-ruled States,” helium said, pointing to the prolonged unit successful Manipur. Tamil Nadu, helium said, was the safest State successful the country. Seven cities successful Tamil Nadu were among the apical 25 successful the database of Top Cities for Women successful India released by Avtar Group (a backstage organisation), helium said. He besides questioned the effectiveness of the BJP’s “double-engine” exemplary of governance, noting that bid had not been restored successful the northeastern State contempt the aforesaid enactment being successful powerfulness astatine the Centre arsenic good arsenic successful the State.
Mr. Stalin said the Dravidian question was founded not lone to combat caste favoritism but besides to situation the humanities injustice meted retired to women. He listed the cardinal payment initiatives implemented by the DMK government, including the Magalir Urimai Thogai, the Magalir Vidiyal Payanam, the Pudhumai Penn, indebtedness waivers for self-help groups, and 50% preservation for women successful agrarian section bodies. “The authorities itself is for women,” the Chief Minister said, adding that the DMK’s women workers present had the important relation of taking the government’s achievements to the households.
DMK deputy wide caput Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said respective forces were attempting to seizure Tamil Nadu, including immoderate from wrong the State. “But this is Thalapathy M.K. Stalin’s army. They volition ballot lone for him,” she said.
Ms. Kanimozhi said the DMK government would instrumentality steps to bash distant with the ritual of the Governor speechmaking retired the argumentation code successful the Assembly. “Every year, the Governor disrespects the elected government, and successful doing so, disrespects the radical of Tamil Nadu,” she said.
She reiterated the party’s long-standing presumption that the station of Governor itself was unnecessary. “Across the country, astir ₹700 crore is spent each twelvemonth connected the Governors. The Union authorities is utilizing them [the Governors] lone to taunt non-BJP State governments and insult the radical they represent,” she alleged.
DMK Youth Wing caput and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said that successful the delta region, the Dravidian question had historically stood for women’s emancipation, absorption to Hindi imposition, and societal discrimination. Warning the radical of “fascist forces” attempting to participate Tamil Nadu, helium said determination would beryllium nary extortion for women oregon the State if specified forces came to power. He accused the BJP of attempting to dilute the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act that had benefited Tamil Nadu and criticised the AIADMK enactment for supporting the decision.
