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The DMK, which had aligned with the BJP successful 1999 “to unafraid a Union Minister berth for Murasoli Maran” successful the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government, is present portraying the AIADMK arsenic anti-minority to summation number votes, AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami said connected Monday.
Addressing an predetermination rally successful the Muslim-majority municipality of Kadayanallur, Mr. Palaniswami accused DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of diverting nationalist attention. He said since the DMK could not constituent retired immoderate flaws successful the AIADMK’s governance, it was framing the upcoming predetermination arsenic a “battle betwixt Tamil Nadu and Delhi” and branding the AIADMK arsenic anti-minority owed to its confederation with the BJP.
He further said the DMK itself had partnered with the BJP successful 1999, erstwhile Murasoli Maran served arsenic a Union Minister, and alleged that the enactment was present misleading minorities for electoral gain. “We person ever been the armour for minorities,” Mr. Palaniswami said showing the photograph of past Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Murasoli Maran sharing a dais astatine a governmental event.
Highlighting pro-minority measures, helium listed schemes specified arsenic organisation of atom during Ramzan, enactment for the Nagore Dargah, Hajj subsidies, operation of a Hajj House successful Chennai, and the Quaid-e-Milleth memorial.
‘DMK copied manifesto’
He besides said portion the AIADMK supported A.P.J. Abdul Kalam successful the Presidential election, the DMK opposed him. Additionally, helium accused the DMK of copying AIADMK’s manifesto and criticised its ₹8,000 appliance token strategy arsenic a “scam.”
“While we person promised to springiness you escaped refrigerator and recognition ₹10,000 successful your relationship for buying a location appliance of your prime since you person been deed hard by inflation, you volition beryllium compelled to bargain a peculiar location appliance successful the DMK’s token system, which volition yet guarantee monetary benefits to the party, and hence, it is simply a scam,” Mr. Palaniswami charged.
Outlining the AIADMK’s promises, Mr. Palaniswami said the enactment would supply ₹25,000 to moving women for electrical scooters, summation agrarian employment days to 150, connection ₹2,000 monthly assistance to unemployed graduates, administer silk saris during Pongal, and supply 3 escaped LPG cylinders annually.
He alleged that the DMK had failed to fulfil adjacent 25% of its 2021 canvass promises, portion asserting that the AIADMK would present connected each its commitments. He besides vowed to curb drug-related activities and analyse amerciable mineral extraction, revive the Kudimaramaththu strategy for h2o bodies, amended Amma Unavagam nutrient quality, and reintroduce Amma Mini Clinics.
