Chennai: Taking strong exception to the DMK leader M. K. Stalin terming the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa as a ‘murder accused’ (kolai kuttravaali) during his recent press meet, the AIADMK deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran on Saturday demanded his “open apology” for making such a ‘slanderous’ accusation. “Making such a slanderous and false remarks about a leader hailed by the Tamils all over the world as ‘Amma’ at a time when crores of party cadres are in grief following her demise only shows Stalin’s uncultured side”, Dinakaran said in a statement here.
He said Jayalalithaa had toiled all along to uphold Tamil Nadu’s rights on issues such as the Cauvery water dispute, besides earning the love of people with a series of welfare measures including the free 20 kilos rice scheme. “Because of this, she lives in the hearts of crores of people. Therefore, there is no need to uphold her memory just by naming schemes after her”, said Dinakaran in apparent reference to Stalin demanding that the government should rename all the schemes named after her as she has now been convicted for high corruption.
DMK hit back at Dinakaran getting its Thiruvaiyaru legislator Durai Chandrasekaran to issue a statement slamming the AIADMK functionary for daring to criticise thalapathi (Stalin) even though his ‘kolai kuttravaali’ remark against Jayalalithaa was “just a slip of the tongue”.
“We are amazed at this sudden concern for Jayalalithaa’s fame. After amassing wealth misusing the clout during Jayalalithaa’s rule and getting her branded as corrupt, the likes of Dinakaran are suddenly concerned now about her fame. We are truly amazed”, Durai said.
