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‘Once upon a time’, Kanimozhi reminds PM Modi his stance as CM of Gujarat

Siddaramaiah raked up remarks by Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat, highlighting how he used them to target the UPA regime.

BySouth First Desk

Published Feb 09, 2024 | 1:28 PM ⚊UpdatedFeb 09, 2024 | 1:28 PM

DMK MP Kanimozhi. (X)

After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Thursday, sought to use Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s own words against him to bolster the southern state’s protests against the perceived fiscal injustice meted out to it, DMK MP Kanimozhi joins the trend.

She took to X on Friday, 9 February, to share a video of Narendra Modi from when he was chief minister of Gujarat, captioning it, “Once upon a time A CM now PM. #ModiEvolution.”

In the video, Modi is heard saying, “Every year Gujarat state government pays ₹60,000 crore to Central government as taxes. And in return, what does Gujarat get back? ₹10,000 crore? ₹12,000 crore? And the Central government always says, ‘We have paid back, we have paid back enough’.”

He added, “What do you think, Gujarat state government is a beggar? Should Gujarat state government always beg for their money from the Union government?”

Once upon a time A CM now PM#ModiEvolution pic.twitter.com/rFSXhMf63Y

— Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) February 9, 2024

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Siddaramaiah’s recall

As part of a lengthy post on X, Siddaramaiah noted that the Prime Minister had deemed the Chalo Dilli campaign “a threat to the nation’s unity and security”, and said he found it surprising.

He also shared images with the text “Yes, Mr Prime Minister! This is your own words [sic]” to drive home the point.

The Congress leader raked up remarks by Modi when he was the chief minister of Gujarat, highlighting how he used them to target the UPA regime at the Centre and rise through the ranks of the BJP to become the Prime Minister in 2014.

He then asked, “Weren’t your statements back then also seen as potentially endangering the nation’s unity and security?”

Numerous such U-turns in stance could be listed. PM Modi owes an explanation as to how his past criticisms of the Union Government did not pose a threat to the nation's unity and security, while similar protests from others supposedly do.

Former Chief Ministers of Karnataka,… pic.twitter.com/ITu8rSBwf6

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) February 8, 2024

Also Read: ‘My tax, my right’ says Karnataka Congress in Delhi protest

The protest in Delhi

Siddaramaiah on Wednesday led a protest of Karnataka’s Congress lawmakers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against “fiscal injustice” being meted out to the state.

Speaking to reporters before the protests, Siddaramaiah said it wasn’t a political move but an apolitical campaign to protect the interest of Karnataka.

He said, “All 34 ministers are among 135 MLAs and MLCs who are participating in this protest. This is not a political movement. It is apolitical. It is to protect the interests of Karnataka and Kannadigas.”

He added, “The Union government has done us injustice in sharing of taxes. Because of this, Karnataka has suffered losses of ₹1.87 lakh crore in the last five to six years. This protest is against this injustice.”