Chief Minister Stalin wondered how PM Modi sought votes from Tamil Nadu fishermen, 'for whom he has done nothing.'
MK Stalin with Kanimozhi in Thoothukudi. (X)
Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday, 26 March, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is merely witnessing attacks against Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka, “which is waging an undeclared war” against the state’s fisherfolk.
Addressing an election rally in Thoothukudi, Stalin demanded to know why Modi is “hesitant” to question Sri Lanka over attacks against Tamil Nadu fishermen.
Stalin asked if Modi would be “quiet” if Gujarat fishermen were attacked by Pakistan. The CM asked: “You (Modi) are a big Vishwa guru, cannot you condemn Sri Lanka,” for attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen.
Mocking Modi, Stalin, also the president of the ruling DMK, asked whether PM Modi was “Vishwa guru (global guru) or Moun Guru (silent guru).”
Fishermen of Tamil Nadu are demanding answers from PM Modi on Sri Lankan attacks on fishers, he said.
In the run-up to the 2014 LS polls, Modi had blamed Congress as “weak” for Sri Lankan attacks on fishermen, he is however, a spectator now to attacks, Stalin alleged.
Stalin wondered how Modi sought votes from Tamil Nadu fishermen, “for whom he has done nothing.”
On farmers’ issues, he asked if treating ryots like “enemies is Modi’s model.” Hitting out at PM Modi for what he called a “sticker campaign,” the CM said the Centre’s housing scheme was named Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, but Tamil Nadu contributed 60 percent to it.
In one of his rallies in Tamil Nadu, Modi had recently attacked the DMK regime for taking credit for Central schemes and for affixing its “stickers” on Union government initiatives.
Stalin asked: “Has PM Modi fulfilled any of his promises made for Tamil Nadu,” he asked. Years ago, Modi had said Rameswaram will be made a world-class destination. “Has it been done?” he asked.
Following heavy rains and floods in December 2023, Stalin said Modi had conveyed to him over the phone that he was deputing Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to assess the damage.
The Prime Minister had told him that funds would be allocated towards relief initiatives following the assessment. Stalin alleged, however, that Modi had only “lied” to him. “It was Modi who lied to me, a person elected as Chief Minister by the people.”
Training his guns on AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, Stalin said the leader of the opposition did not even pretend to attack Modi in his poll campaign. He asked Palaniswami if BJP is his party’s “boss” and dubbed the AIADMK a party without ideology, that betrays Tamil Nadu.
He mocked Modi as the “owner” of AIADMK chief Palaniswami, who visited Tamil Nadu only during the election season. The DMK president said Palaniswami, has however, given him happiness by asserting in Tiruchirappalli on Sunday that the LS poll fight is only between the DMK and AIADMK.
“Palaniswami has an understanding at least to that extent and I am happy.”
The AIADMK leader has also started criticising Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and it was another aspect that made him happy, the Chief Minister said. Palaniswami had on 24 March slammed Udhayanidhi over the AIIMS project issue.
பாசாங்குக்காகக் கூட பத்து வார்த்தை பா.ஜ.க.வைக் கண்டிக்க நெஞ்சுரம் இல்லாத பழனிசாமி ஊரை ஏமாற்றப் போடும் கபட நாடகத்தை யாரும் நம்பவில்லை.
பழனிசாமி அவர்களின் கபட நாடகத்துக்கான ஸ்க்ரிப்ட் தயாராகும் இடமே பா.ஜ.க.தான்!
பத்தாண்டுகள் பா.ஜ.க.வின் பாதம் தாங்கி,
தலைமேல் தூக்கிச் சுமந்து,… pic.twitter.com/plgUDqJXaf— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 26, 2024
DMK leader Kanimozhi is the ruling party nominee from Thoothukudi, a coastal city in southern Tamil Nadu.
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