JOIN USChoose between development and dynasty politics: Amit Shah appeals to people in TN
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asked people to chose between a government that would be at confrontation with the Centre and a dispensation that will work together to deliver “double-engine” growth in Tamil Nadu.
Addressing an election rally in Villupuram, 166 km from Chennai, Shah branded the DMK-Congress as “corrupt parties” that are only interested in “promoting” their respective first families, Shah asked people to vote for a government led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu.
“The DMK and Congress worry only about their families and are knee-deep in corruption. They are just not bothered about the welfare of people. All that Sonia Gandhi wants is to make her son Rahul the Prime Minister. Likewise, Stalin wants his son Udhayanidhi to be the Chief Minister,” Shah said.
Hitting back at the DMK for talking about corruption, Shah asked the party chief M K Stalin to “look within” before raising fingers at others. He said the 2G scam took place under the DMK and that the regional party was in an alliance with Congress when the UPA Government was rocked with several corruption allegations.
“Tamil Nadu has seen 2G, 3G and 4G. Two generations of Maran brothers, three generations of the Karunanidhi family, and four generations of the Gandhi family. We believe in development and I would like to congratulate the AIADMK government for its splendid work during the Covid-19 pandemic,” Shah said.
He also asked people to vote for the AIADMK-BJP alliance saying only such a combination can bring development to Tamil Nadu. “Do you need a government that is in confrontation with the Centre or a double engine?” he asked.
Talking about the BJP's Vetrivel Yatra, which never took off, Shah said the yatra will achieve its success only when the party forms its government in Tamil Nadu.