Stalin proposes Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate to defeat 'fascist' Modi

Putting an end to lingering speculation DMK President MK Stalin on Sunday proposed the name of Congress President Rahul Gandhi for the post of Prime Minister and said he had the strength to defeat the fascist Narendra ModiHe made the announcement at a public rally here in the presence of United Progressive Alliance UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi and Chief Ministers N Chandrababu Naidu Andhra Pradesh Pinarayi Vijayan Kerala and V Narayanasamy Puducherry and leaders of several other partiesI propose we will install a new Prime Minister in Delhi I propose the candidature of Rahul Gandhi from Tamil Nadu Stalin saidHe said Rahul Gandhi had the capability to defeat the fascist Prime Minister Narendra Modi We will strengthen Rahul Gandhis handsThe public meeting was held after Sonia Gandhi unveiled former Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhis bronze statute installed at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam in ChennaiStalin said it was Karunanidhi who first welcomed late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to provide a stable government and then urged Sonia Gandhi to lead the nation in 2004 and added that he was following his leaders steps in proposing Rahul Gandhi to lead the nationTwentyone political parties have come together against Modi and more parties will join Stalin saidComing down heavily on Modi the DMK leader said Modi is a sadist Prime Minister He is implementing all the schemes opposed by Tamil NaduStalin said when the Gaja cyclone killed about 65 persons and left a trail of destruction in Tamil Nadu Modi remained silentOn the other hand Modi tweeted if there was a forest fire in the US and a terror attack somewhere else he saidAccording to Stalin under the Modi government Indias economy social justice federal structure and various institutions have been destroyedIndia has gone back by 15 years during the first five years of Modi rule The country will go back by 50 years if he gets another term Stalin saidModi considered himself as the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI Income Tax Department IT and even the Supreme CourtAddressing the rally Rahul Gandhi showered praise on Karunanidhi and said Karunanidhi was not an ordinary politician He was the voice of Tamil people Whether it was peoples pain or their joy Karunanidhi treated both as his ownWhile Karunandihi defended the voice of people and the institutions the central government attacks the voice of Tamil Nadu and the institutions he saidGandhi said the Modi government believed that only one idea should run IndiaWe are not going to allow the destruction of the idea of India We are not going to allow the destruction of institutions like the Supreme Court Election Commission Reserve Bank of India and others And we are going to do this togetherAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Naidu accused the central government of misusing various institutions said the next danger the country faced was the tampering of electronic voting machines EVMNaidu said the BJP government had belied the peoples faith when they voted for it in 2014Sonia Gandhi described Karunanidhi as a social reformer and said he relentlessly fought for federalismShe said Karunanidhi brought in laws that enabled nonBrahmins to become temple priests in the state and reserved jobs for womenA secularist and rationalist Karunanidhi respected other religions she saidShe said the Congress would always remember Karunanidhis support to Indira Gandhi in the abolition of privy purse and nationalisation of banksHe was a great support and strength for the UPA government in 200414Sonia Gandhi said the mutual support between the DMK and Congress that existed when Karunanidhi was alive would continue to protect the India that we have knownThe Chief Ministers of Kerala and Puducherry praised Karunanidhi on the occasionCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever