Updated March 22nd, 2021 at 13:26 IST
DMK's Stalin warns AIADMK against divisiveness; Udhayanidhi won't take Kamal seriously
DMK chief Stalin's son also refused to comment on Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan and remarked that his party did not take the actor seriously
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin claimed that his party was seeking votes by presenting developmental plans to the people while the ruling AIADMK had nothing to boast about, ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Making a pitch for the voters to reject the incumbent AIADMK, Stalin accused the ruling party of resorting to politics based on caste and religion as they did not have any vision for development to boast about. Further, Stalin warned AIADMK that neither lies nor divisive politics worked in Tamil Nadu.
திமுக சாதனைகளையும் வளர்ச்சித் திட்டங்களையும் முன்வைத்து மக்களிடம் ஆதரவு கோருகிறது.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 21, 2021
பத்தாண்டுகளாக ஆட்சியில் இருக்கும் பாஜக - அதிமுக முன்வைக்க திட்டம் எதுவுமின்றி சாதி-மத-புரட்டு அரசியலை முன்னெடுக்கிறது.
இது தமிழ்நாடு! புரட்டுகளுக்கும் இடமில்லை; பிரிவினைவாதிகளுக்கும் இடமில்லை! pic.twitter.com/yg26FLspGk
Meanwhile, Stalin's son and poll debutant Udhayanidhi claimed confidently that DMK would win over 200 seats in the upcoming elections. Ignoring AIADMK's complaint to EC asking DMK to not rake up Jayalalithaa's death in public rallies, Udhyanidhi Stalin vowed to carry on raising the issue at public meetings. The DMK chief's son also refused to comment on Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan and remarked that his party did not take the actor seriously.
DMK will win over 200 seats in upcoming polls. We'll definitely talk about Jayalalithaa's death (in poll campaign): Udhayanidhi Stalin
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2021
AIADMK has approached Election Commission seeking them to direct DMK to avoid any reference to former CM Jayalalithaa's death in poll campaigns pic.twitter.com/Eiu6669Oh9
I don't want to comment on Kamal Haasan. We don't take him seriously: DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin on MNM chief Kamal Haasan's comment that both AIADMK & DMK are not support-worthy pic.twitter.com/Ps5XfRgsp8
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2021
DMK-led alliance
DMK finalized the seat-sharing pact with ally Congress after multiple rounds of negotiations and allotted 25 seats along with the Lok Sabha constituency of Kanyakumari to the grand old party. DMK also inked the seat-sharing agreement with Left ally CPI(M) after multiple rounds of deliberation, as the latter demanded more seats to contest from whereas the former refused to budge. Apart from Congress and CPI(M), DMK also sealed the alliance with Viduthalai Makkal Katchi (VCK), allotting them six seats for the Assembly elections.
Three seats were given by DMK to Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) while two seats were allotted to Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK). Stalin's party had also sealed the seat-sharing agreement with the Communist Party of India (CPI), giving them six seats. MDMK's chief Vaiko informed on Saturday that the DMK chief MK Stalin has signed an agreement by which 6 assembly seats have been allotted to MDMK. The Kongunaadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) finalized the seat-sharing pact with DMK chief MK Stalin on Tuesday, agreeing to field three candidates under DMK's symbol in the upcoming elections. KMDK general secretary NR Eswaran signed the seat-sharing pact at the DMK headquarters in Chennai along with other members of both parties. The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on April 6 and the result will be declared on May 2.
Tamil Nadu elections
With AIADMK announcing its state alliance with BJP, the EPS-OPS-led party has declared itself as the ' big brother' in the NDA alliance. Former Jaya aide Sasikala announced her sudden decision to quit politics, thereby ending speculations of her role in the upcoming elections. The AIADMK has also survived a long-running tug-of-war over its leadership with Sasikala announcing her intention to retire from politics, and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran allying his AMMK with the SDPI, Asaduddin Owaiai's AIMIM and Captain Vijaykanth's DMDK. Meanwhile, in a bid to woo voters, EPS has announced a massive farm loan waiver, free COVID vaccines, Pongal gift and rescinded cases against Jallikattu protestors, anti-CAA protestors, COVID lockdown violators and Kudankulam nuclear power plant protestors. Meanwhile, ex-CM Karunanidhi's successor - DMK chief MK Stalin eyes his maiden CM term as DMK cannot afford to lose a third straight Assembly election after sweeping the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with 38 seats.
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Published March 22nd, 2021 at 13:26 IST
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