Pitching for regional parties ruling the respective States, Naam Tamizhar Katchi leader Seeman has said States would be deprived of their progress and prosperity, if national parties were voted to power in assembly elections.
Talking to reporters here on Monday, Mr. Seeman said the federal structure would remain strong only if regional parties ruled the respective States.
“Concentration of power and authority will remain with one person like Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Congress President Sonia Gandhi if the Bharatiya Janata Party or the Indian National Congress are elected to power in assembly elections,” he said.
Accusing that both the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the DMK have become unfit to rule the State, he said the two parties also had no moral responsibility to accuse each other as both ruined the State.
The word corruption was unheard of in Tamil Nadu politics till late Chief Minister Kamaraj ruled the State, but became rampant after the two parties ruled the State alternatively since 1967, he said.
When Kamaraj was at the helm of affairs, education and health care were with the government and liquor at the private hands. But after the Dravidian parties came to power, it became vice versa, he alleged.
Alleging political interference in two groups in the South Indian Film Artistes Association fighting for power, Mr Seeman said the problem would be resolved only if Chief Minister Jayalalithaa or some veteran artistes intervened.
Earlier, Mr Seeman who was facing sedition charge for making inflammatory speeches at a meeting organised by the Tamil film industry against the killing of Sri Lankan Tamils in October 2008, appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court.
Director Ameer who was also arraigned in the case but the court dispensed with his personal appearance after his counsel M. Somasundaram filed a petition. CJM J Chandran later adjourned the case to October 28 for further hearing.
