Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has issued a authorized discover to the BJP, in search of an unconditional apology and a compensation of Rs 500 crore for making allegations towards the ruling get together’s leaders, together with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin, as a part of the get together’s ‘DMK Information’ marketing campaign final week.
On 14 April, Tamil Nadu BJP president Ok. Annamalai launched a video with a purported “expose” aimed on the DMK. He claimed belongings purportedly value Rs 1.34 lakh crore had been owned by 12 DMK members, together with CM Stalin, his son and state minister Udhayanidhi, son-in-law V. Sabareesan, and sister Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.
The DMK has claimed within the discover that the allegations “are wrongful, missing proof, demeaning, imaginary”, and sought the video’s removing from the general public area.
Amongst different issues, the get together notes that the BJP has not revealed the supply of funding for places of work arrange in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, and the donations it has acquired by means of electoral bonds, and asks if “anybody can presume” that these are the BJP’s “ill-gotten wealth”.
The authorized discover was issued on 15 April by DMK organisational secretary R.S. Bharathi, and launched to the media on 16 April.
It says that Annamalai has to tender an unconditional apology inside 48 hours for attempting “to tarnish the picture of CM MK Stalin who has been in public life for the final 56 years and different DMK leaders”.
“The damages to the tune of Rs 500 crore that might be donated by Annamalai will likely be used within the CM’s public reduction fund,” it provides.
If Annamalai fails to conform, the discover says, the DMK will provoke civil and felony proceedings towards the previous IPS officer. Additional to that, all “prices and penalties arising therefrom” can even be the legal responsibility of Annamalai, it says.
Annamalai has stated he is able to face authorized motion, issuing a press release difficult Bharathi to current proof for the allegations he has made.
BJP state secretary Vinoj P. Selvam has described the discover as an “intimidation tactic utilized by the DMK”.
“That is simply an eyewash to attempt to present they’re doing clear politics in entrance of the general public,” he added.
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‘Wild statements made with out proof’
Within the first a part of ‘DMK Information’, Annamalai sought to lift 4 questions — these pertained to an alleged bribe paid to Stalin for “favouring a young” in the course of the Chennai metro rail undertaking section 1, signing an MoU with Noble Metal, which as soon as had Udhayanidhi Stalin and Anbil Mahesh (state minister) as administrators, investor particulars for Udhayanidhi’s manufacturing home Purple Large Motion pictures, and Sabareesan’s alleged involvement in a suspected cash laundering firm.
Annamalai stated there have been three extra components to the marketing campaign that will likely be launched earlier than the 2024 parliamentary elections. “Each get together that dominated the state will likely be uncovered earlier than 2024. If I’m going to reveal corruption, I must expose the corruption of everybody,” he added.
The DMK authorized discover says ‘DMK Information’ makes “wild statements” with none proof.
Referring to the bribery allegations, it stated the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK, a BJP ally), “which shaped the subsequent authorities, continued the identical undertaking”.
“The undertaking was inaugurated by [then] Union Minister of City Growth Venkaiah Naidu, then chief minister Jayalalithaa. Additional, the enlargement of the undertaking was inaugurated by the then chief minister Ok, Edappadi Palaniswami and Prime Minister Modi,” it added.
“The contract for the second section of the metro rail undertaking has been awarded to the exact same firm. Does this imply that you’re saying that your ally, the AIADMK, and the Prime Minister have taken half within the corruption?”
In Tamil Nadu, a state dominated by Dravidian events, Annamalai and the BJP have “been unable to make a mark electorally”, it provides.
“You might have been making fixed makes an attempt to defame, scandalise and tarnish the status of the DMK president, and different leaders and members of the DMK get together [with mala fide intention],” the discover says.
Annamalai responds with assertion
Within the authorized discover, Bharathi says Annamalai has failed to know the “distinction between the belongings of a celebration and people of an individual”.
“You (Annamalai) usually declare that you simply personal 3-4 goats, will these goats turn into the asset of the BJP get together? Or will your Rafael watch turn into the asset of the BJP get together?”
In 2019, he provides, “the BJP constructed a celebration workplace at a value of Rs 700 crore in New Delhi and Rs 100 crore in Madhya Pradesh”.
“To this point, the BJP has not disclosed what was the supply of funding for this building. Can it’s assumed that your entire cash was from corruption and ill-gotten wealth?”
Referring to Election Fee information on electoral bonds (based mostly on disclosures made by respective events), Bharathi famous that the BJP had been donated Rs 5,270 crore by means of the instrument between March 2018 and 2022, out of the entire of Rs 9,208 crore value of electoral bonds bought within the interval.
The supply of those funds and the names of the company entities who donated these funds, Bharathi says, haven’t been disclosed to the general public up to now by the BJP.
“Can anybody presume that each rupee of those donations and expenditures are ill-gotten wealth of the BJP get together?” he provides.
“Merely as a result of the get together has sure properties, creating innuendos that these are the results of ill-gotten wealth is per se defamatory. Equally, lumping collectively sure imaginary properties allegedly belonging to the members of DMK get together and projecting it because the wealth of the get together is with a malicious intention of tarnishing the status of the get together and its cadres,” it provides.
Annamalai has responded to Bharathi’s authorized discover, and demanded “Rs 500 crore and Re 1” as damages for the allegations he has made towards him & the BJP.
“If Bharathi fails to explain the allegations in 48 hours, he will likely be sued,” Annamalai stated in a press release.
Vinoj P. Selvam of the BJP stated the DMK authorized discover was a bid to “idiot folks”.
“Our state president stands by what he has stated and he has executed in depth homework to carry out these information and data. That is simply the tip of the iceberg, additional information will likely be launched as promised by the get together chief,” he added.
(Edited by Sunanda Ranjan)
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