Chennai: The DMK asserted that it is engaged in attempts in preparing the people to dislodge the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and said it would dethrone the AIADMK government at “an appropriate time.”
Taking strong exception to BJP State president Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, for her remarks that the DMK could hardly ‘shake’ the BJP government at the Centre when it could do precious little in Tamil Nadu, DMK propaganda secretary and MP Tiruchi Siva said his party had resolved to prevent saffronisation of the country and would achieve it with the support of the people.
“We are preparing the people for it. We had said the Modi government is attempting to saffronise the country and did not make any personal reference to any leaders. Corruption is dominating the governance in Tamil Nadu. Our party president’s (MK Stalin) sole aim is to dislodge the AIADMK government and the AIADMK government will be dislodged at an appropriate time,” he said. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday he said there was no need for the DMK to capture power through the back door.
Meanwhile, aiming to counter the AIADMK protest agitations targeting the party on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue on Sept.25, the DMK announced on Sunday it would stage state-wide protests against the AIADMK on corruption, on October 3 and 4.
DMK propaganda secretaries Trichy N. Siva and A. Raja said the meetings, titled “Commission-Collection-Corruption,” will be held on October 3 and 4 to ‘condemn’ the AIADMK government, led by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. The AIADMK, they claimed in a statement, was not focusing on public welfare, but was involved in corruption. Senior DMK leaders, including party treasurer Duraimurugan, T. R. Baalu, Siva, Raja and T. K. S. Elangovan, among others, would address meetings at various towns across the state, they added.
The AIADMK had recently announced state-wide agitation on September 25 seeking ‘trial’ of DMK and Congress for “war crimes” against Tamils in the 2009 Sri Lankan civil war.
