PM Modi attacks Congress, DMK on Katchatheevu, 'Shakti' remarks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress and its ally the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Katchatheevu and Shakti remarks accusing them of keeping the country in the dark over the island issue and charged them with illtreatment of womenHe especially singled out the DMK over alleged corruption saying the Dravidian party had the first copyright on the issue and added the family was intent on looting the state in an apparent reference to the partys first family headed by its president and Chief Minister M K StalinThe DMK has the first copyright on corruption the entire family is looting Tamil Nadu he said at an election rally here while canvassing votes for NDA candidates including BJP nominees for the April 19 Lok Sabha elections in the stateHe further charged the DMK with being a family company that was impeding the progress of the states youth with its old mindsetDMK divides people over language region faith and caste DMK knows that the day people see through this it will not get a single vote I have decided to expose the decadesold dangerous politics of DMK Modi whose BJP is making a spirited fight to make significant electoral inroads in the Dravidian heartland saidOnce again training his guns on the Congress and DMK both of whom were at power in the Centre and the state respectively in 1974 when Katchatheevu islet was ceded to Sri Lanka he asked in which cabinet meeting was such a decision arrived upon and to benefit whom The Congress had not provided answers to thesePost its ceding Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested and their boats seized and the Congress and the DMK show fake compassion to them he allegedHowever the NDA government was ensuring their permanent release even as he saved five fishermen from the gallows in Sri Lanka Modi saidAttacking the Congress over its prince Rahul Gandhis Shakti remarks Modi claimed that the former talked of destroying Shakti of Hindu faithThat is the mentality of DMK as well They speak ill of Sanatana Dharma boycott Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya besides the installation of the sacred Sengol in the new Parliament building he addedThe INDI alliance people illtreat women and everybody knows how the DMK treated the late Amma Jayalalithaa when she was aliveYour blessings for the BJP and the NDA will protect Sanatan Shakti and ensure womens honour the PM saidTargeting the DMK he said it had three criteria family politics corruption and antiTamil cultureHe alleged that DMK indulged in corruption in the thousands of crores of rupees we Centre give for Tamil Nadus growthIt has emerged that sand smugglers have caused a loss of Rs 4600 crore to Tamil Nadu he saidThe DMK has not spared the future of youngsters visavis the alleged drug menace in the state as even school students were affectedIt should be known as to which family the druglord who has been arrested by NCB has links with The people of Tamil Nadu will seek answers he saidModi was apparently referring to the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB arresting Jaffer Sadiq an expelled DMK functionary last month for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of about 3500 kg of pseudoephedrine with a street value of more than Rs 2000 croreThe NCB has said Sadiqs links with Tamil and Hindi film financers some highprofile people and some instances of political funding were under its scannerModi listed out the various measures in different sectors such as air and rail meant for VelloreHe said the BJP and NDA were getting great support in Tamil Nadu and recalled his various proTamil initiatives such as the Kashi Tamil Sangamam He had spoken in Tamil in the UN to highlight to the world it was the oldest languageHe said that prior to 2014 when his led government first took over no big or small decisions would be taken regarding economy and there would be only news of scams It was said Indian economy could fail anytimeOver the decade the NDA has prepared the foundation for a developed Bharat Modi said The country is now emerging as a global powerHe canvassed for NDA candidates from Vellore and Dharmapuri AC Shanmugam and Soumya Anbumani respectively besides others including BJPs C Narasimhan Krishnagiri and A Ashwathaman TiruvannamalaiEvery vote in support of the NDA will be a guarantee for Tamil Nadus future he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies 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