DMK principal secretary and Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru on Monday (September 2, 2024) said the party had many adversaries.
Addressing party cadres belonging to Lalgudi constituency in Tiruchi, he said, while the AIADMK, which was claiming that it would form the next government, was strongly against the government, parties such as Naam Tamilar Katchi and the PMK were levelling accusations against the party. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor Vijay, a new entrant to the politics in the State, was also critical of the DMK. The BJP had always maintained that the DMK was its enemy.
“The setup that prevailed during the parliamentary elections whether it would remain for the assembly elections, my view is that definitely a conducive situation may not prevail. This is the view of many others too,” he said urging the cadres to work hard for the DMK’s victory in the Assembly elections.
Mr. Nehru said former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam had said the late AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa had led her party to win back to back Assembly elections in 2011 and 2016 after about 38 years. “The DMK won the Assembly elections in 1969 and 1971 consecutively. More than 50 years had gone by since then. Similar to that feat, the DMK led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin should return to power again in 2026 elections,” Mr. Nehru said.
According to him, the AIADMK was yet to get ready for the elections. It was in a state of confusion. There were squabbles among them whether to accept the divided factions into the party fold again. It presented a chance for the DMK to make the most of it in the next Assembly elections.
(This report has been corrected for factual inaccuracies)
Published - September 04, 2024 10:25 am IST
