BJP leaders hit out at AIADMK’s Ponnaiyan
Tamilnadu BJP vice-presidents VP Duraisamy and Karu Nagarajan condemned Thursday by AIADMK Organization Secretary ‘on inter-state disputes.
The two leaders held separate press conferences. Ponnaiyan’s comments, and urged the AIADMK to seek an explanation from him.
Mr. Duraisamy stated that Mr. Ponnaiyan was vexed as a Rajya Sabha seat by the AIADMK, and asked why the principal opposition party, with 65 MLAs, was “not raising people’s issues”. He claimed that the BJP, with just four MLAs, was fighting for the people every day.
“Let us keep the ballot boxes with the people. Let them decide [who speaks for them]. We take up people’s issues every day. Who speaks about the law and order situation and corruption? It is the BJP. We don’t need anybody’s help to grow. We are growing because of our work, ”he said.
Mr. Duraisamy said the AIADMK should have spoken about the state’s power utility and the law and order situation. “There have been 19 murders in the last month alone. They have not spoken about it, ”he said.
He said the decision was made by the BJP’s parliamentary board and the AIADMK leadership.
Mr. Nagarajan wondered why the two leaders of AIADMK, Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam, were silent. Ponnaiyan’s comments. “We are sad that they are mere bystanders. Ponnaiyan, ”he said.
