Chennai: Two days earlier than the state-wide padyatra by Tamil Nadu BJP chief Ok. Annamalai begins, the social gathering Wednesday submitted a “memorandum” and paperwork on alleged corruption by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders to Governor R.N. Ravi.
The social gathering stated this was half 2 of its “DMK Information expose”. The primary was launched in April.
In the meantime, talking in Trichy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M.Ok. Stalin urged his social gathering employees to work in direction of defeating the BJP. “If the social gathering is allowed to proceed in energy, it is going to destroy the nation and Tamil Nadu,” he stated.
Stalin and different members of the DMK first household had been amongst 13 social gathering leaders named within the first a part of the expose. Defamation instances had been subsequently filed by a number of DMK members, together with Stalin’s son and state minister Udhayanidhi, social gathering organisational secretary R.S. Bharati, and MP T.R. Baalu.
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‘Extra particulars throughout padyatra’
To current ‘DMK Information 2’ to the governor, senior BJP leaders — together with Annamalai — reached the Raj Bhavan round 3pm. Their memorandum was accompanied by a big metallic field, with the social gathering alleging it contained particulars of “three scams” to the tune of Rs 5,600 crore.
Right this moment, together with the Senior leaders of @BJP4TamilNadu, we had the chance to satisfy our Hon Governor of TN, Thiru RN Ravi avl.
We introduced a memorandum searching for his excellency’s intervention & appropriate motion regarding Half 2 of DMK information with paperwork on Benami related… pic.twitter.com/QJv7DHdkk3
— Ok.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) July 26, 2023
In one other tweet, he stated the social gathering would elaborate extra on the scams in the course of the padyatra, which is able to kickstart Friday.
Senior BJP leaders had earlier advised ThePrint that the march had two aims — to talk about the success of the Modi authorities, and to “expose the evil DMK authorities”.
Talking to the media outdoors the Raj Bhavan, BJP state vice-president Karu Nagaraj stated the metallic field contained “details about the benami belongings of near 9 DMK ministers”.
Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah and Annamalai will speak about ‘DMK Information 2’ in the course of the padyatra, he added.
‘Governor partisan to BJP’
CM Stalin addressed social gathering employees in Trichy Wednesday and sought to stress the significance of subsequent 12 months’s Lok Sabha polls.
“The upcoming Lok Sabha polls are crucial. Greater than who ought to come to energy, we must always ensure about who shouldn’t come to energy,” he stated.
“Our alliance shouldn’t solely win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, however ought to win throughout the nation.”
Stalin stated if the BJP authorities continued to remain in energy, then “nobody can save the nation and there gained’t be any democracy”.
Stalin additionally took a potshot at Governor Ravi, saying he was not directly “campaigning for the DMK” by allegedly being partisan to the BJP. The DMK, he stated, gained’t even ask for his elimination until the Lok Sabha election. “Let him proceed as it is going to carry extra votes for the social gathering,” stated Stalin.
He additionally took a dig on the BJP governments in Manipur and on the Centre, saying the nation “has not forgotten what occurred in Gujarat in 2002, and the same state of affairs is panning out in Manipur”.
(Edited by Sunanda Ranjan)
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