Chennai: Though DMK’s efforts to advertise Tamilians because the Indian Bloc’s vice presidential candidate have failed, Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK and its allies help the Indian Bloc candidate saying they won’t succumb to the BJP’s “identification politics.”
Chatting with Print on Tuesday, DMK spokesman TKS Elangovan mentioned he didn’t help NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan simply because he’s a Tamilian.
“He’s a Tamilian, however he’s a candidate for the BJP. We should see what the BJP did as a nation, and the Tamil Nadu. Ideology is greater than something for us,” Elangovan mentioned.
After some dialogue, on Tuesday afternoon, the India Block Alliance introduced former Supreme Court docket choose and Telangana native Decide B. Sudarshanreddy because the vice presidential candidate for the India Block Alliance.
Elangoban is B. He mentioned he helps Decide Sudarshan Reddy’s candidacy as vice chairman.
“The BJP is thought for such identification politics. They’ve made Dalit and tribal presidents the president of the nation, however have they carried out something for the oppressed group? Equally, in the event that they announce the Tamilians as vice presidential candidates, the Tamils won’t assist the Tamils.”
The CPI(M) of Tamil Nadu additionally displays the views of the ruling DMK. “When the BJP introduced the Dalit and presidential tribal candidates, solely their caste identities have been predicted and emphasised throughout the platform. However they have been of little use for the group. Print.
After the BJP-led NDA introduced CP Radha Krishnan, from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, as a vice presidential candidate, the ruling DMK was politically binding and was searching for Tamil candidates on the India Block Alliance Companions assembly held on Monday night time.
Sources mentioned the social gathering had proposed Trichy Siva, a member of DMK’s Rajya Sabha, however the identify of Congress’ Manickam Tagore was additionally featured on the cardboard. In keeping with sources, on the assembly, when the RJD and TMC highlighted candidates from non-political backgrounds, DMK proposed scientist Myilswamy Annadurai.
Tamil Nadu Meeting Committee Okay. Selvapantgay has denounced the BJP for holding Tamil Nadu funds whereas enjoying the “Tamil Card.”
“The BJP performs Tamil playing cards simply because the election is approaching and there may be nothing to say concerning the welfare work they’ve carried out for Tamil Nadu. They’re withholding our schooling fund.
This isn’t the primary time the DMK has opposed a Tamil candidate appointed to the camp on the opposite facet. In 1987, when the DMK was not allied with Parliament, R. Venkataraman has been appointed as a candidate for the presidential ballot. Nonetheless, DMK didn’t help his candidacy.
The prime minister and AIADMK chief Mg Ramachandran have since criticised the DMK for not supporting the Tamilians within the presidential election. In response, then-DMK President and former Prime Minister M. Karnanidhi mentioned it was price seeing what he did for the Tamils, not whether or not he was a Tamilian.
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