Both AIADMK and DMK are corrupt, says Swamy

There was no difference between the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam when it came to corruption as both were highly corrupt, said Rajya Sabha member and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy here on Sunday.

Addressing a campaign meeting in support of BJP’s Madurai West candidate A. Sasikumar, Mr. Swamy said, “AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa will certainly be convicted by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets cases. Even people from the DMK like Kanimozhi and A. Raja cannot escape the law in the 2G case.”

Mr. Swamy also highlighted the corruption scandals against the Congress, including the AgustaWestland chopper scam and the National Herald case.

He contrasted this with the performance of the BJP government at the Centre. “Not a single corruption allegation has been made against the government or Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.

He said that though there might be criticisms against the BJP government on issues like inflation and “inaction in bringing back the black money stashed in foreign countries”, the government still had three years to deliver.

However, conceding that either the DMK or the AIADMK was likely to come to power after the election, he said that at least a few representatives from the BJP should be sent to the Assembly.

Stating that he was not in favour of coalitions in Tamil Nadu, Mr. Swamy said that the BJP would contest alone in the next Parliamentary election.

Apparently in a bid to attract Thevar community vote bank in Madurai, Mr. Swamy said that he wanted Madurai airport to be named after Muthuramalinga Thevar, but the Congress government at the Centre did not allow.