DMK, allies come hard at AIADMK over Murugan event
Chennai:
DMK
and its allies continued criticism of
AIADMK
for participating in the
BJP
's recent Murugan meet that denigrated Dravidian icons 'Periyar' E V Ramasamy and C N Annadurai.
VCK Chief Thol Thirumavalavan expressed shock over the AIADMK's continuance in the NDA despite insults to its party ideologues and asked the party to rethink ties with the BJP.
MMK leader M H Jawahirullah too accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami of mortgaging his party's principles.
These statements come amid speculation about alliances shifting leading up to the elections. Thirumavalavan, wooed by the AIADMK before the 2024 elections, recently stated that VCK had no issue joining hands with AIADMK minus BJP and PMK. On Wednesday, Thirumavalavan called on the AIADMK leadership to explain its stance on NDA for the 2026 election.
"They should clarify to the people about their journey with the BJP and right-wing groups, even after Periyar and Anna were defamed," he said.
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AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has not responded to the criticism though he participated in events at AIADMK headquarters over the last two days.
In Dindigul, Jawahirullah said the AIADMK's presence at the Murugan conference was "an example of the extent to which Palaniswami is obligated to the BJP; he has his party's principles".
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Jawahirullah accused the BJP of trying to diminish the contributions of Dravidian ideologues.
Murasoli, the DMK's mouthpiece, published a strong editorial in its Wednesday edition, accusing the AIADMK of 'mortgaging' Annadurai to the BJP. "You (AIADMK) remove Anna and Dravidam from your party name, and the leader's image from the party flag. Betraying Annadurai is a great betrayal," the editorial said.
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