The Bharatiya Janata Party has appealed to all political parties in the State to join hands for the Assembly elections to dethrone the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, “in the interests of Tamils.”
At a press conference, BJP State unit president Pon. Radhakrishnan said the DMK must be ousted for safeguarding freedom and democracy as the ruling party workers and police personnel continued to attack Opposition leaders and writers showing dissent.
Accusing the DMK of trying to hide its mistakes by indulging in violence, he appealed for effective co-ordination among political parties in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled for May 2011 to throw out the DMK.
“Democracy is at a crossroads because of the ruling party's cash for vote approach in elections.”
Extending the BJP's invitation for an alliance in the Assembly elections, Mr. Radhakrishnan said alliances could not be predicted. But, the present times, which resembled the Emergency period, demanded that parties unite in the interests of people.
Noting that leaders of both the BJP and the Left parties were attacked during the nation-wide bandh on Monday, he alleged that the ruling party was steadfast in stifling the voice of Opposition.
As part of its State-wide struggle for extension of the Centrally-sponsored scheme of pre-matric scholarship for students belonging to minority communities to the Hindus as well, the BJP will organise a protest in front of Memorial Hall here on Wednesday, he said.
