'BJP can't set foot here': AIADMK and BJP snapping ties in Tamil Nadu explained

This brought an extremity to an unending bickering betwixt the AIADMK and the BJP that ensued successful the erstwhile fewer days. On Monday, D Jayaram said that AIADMK cannot tolerate immoderate affront to the precocious Chief Minister Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai,  fondly addressed arsenic Anna (elder brother), EV Ramasamy Periyar and precocious AIADMK veterans MG Ramachandran (MGR) and J Jayalalithaa.

Notably, the AIADMK and BJP narration had travel into question during the Sanatan Dharma remark enactment that began with DMK person and Tamil Nadu Chief minister's lad Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark. 

Annamalai's remarks connected AIADMK leaders

The rift began with Tamil Nadu BJP person Annamalai's comments connected erstwhile main curate J Jayalalithaa, and Annadurai. 

Comments connected Jayalalithaa: 

During an interrogation K Annamalai said had antecedently said, “many administrations of Tamil Nadu were corrupt with erstwhile main ministers convicted successful courts of law." The erstwhile BJP allies successful Tamil Nadu, and their saffron party's Dravidian link for a bastion successful the southbound had passed a condemnation solution against Annamalai for his remark. 

Comments connected Annadurai:

Further connected September 11, starring a objection against Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P K Sekar Babu for his information successful the 'Sanatana Dharma' eradication league here, Annamalai had made a remark connected Annadurai.

Speaking to reporters successful Coimbatore connected Sunday, Annamalai asked if what helium had said astir Anna was wrong. He asserted that helium is successful authorities to support Sanatan Dharma and Tamil culture.

He insisted that helium did not talk sick of Anna and had lone mentioned an lawsuit from the pages of past and the mode successful which Muthuramalinga Thevar had defended Sanatana Dharma.

To substantiate his claim, the BJP person said, helium had copies of quality reports that appeared successful the period of June successful 1956 successful a apical nationalist English daily.

The BJP person said Anna had successful the 1950s made a captious remark successful Madurai against the Hindu faith astatine an event, and that it was staunchly opposed by state combatant Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

BJP's ambition of Tamil Nadu seats

While BJP person Annamalai's remarks gave commencement to seething hostility betwixt AIADMK and BJP, adding to an already strained relationship, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had told BJP workers successful Tamil Nadu to people implicit 25 seats successful the adjacent general elections.

Why did AIADMK chopped ties with BJP? 

Senior AIADMK person D Jayakumar, lashing retired astatine Annamalai for his disapproval of Annadurai, said his enactment workers volition not tolerate immoderate insult to the precocious CM.

While Annamalai had made captious remarks astir AIADMK leaders including the precocious J Jayalalithaa successful the past, the enactment had sought that the erstwhile beryllium restrained.

"Annamalai doesn't tendency an confederation with AIADMK though BJP workers privation it. Should we tolerate each this disapproval of our leaders? Why should we transportation you? BJP can't acceptable ft here. Your votebank is known. You are known due to the fact that of us," the erstwhile curate told reporters present portion lashing retired astatine the BJP and its authorities portion president.

"We can't tolerate anymore (the disapproval of leaders). As acold arsenic the confederation is concerned, it is not there. BJP is not with AIADMK. (the matter) tin beryllium decided lone during the election. This is our stand," helium said.

"Our enactment has his (Annadurai) name. To beforehand himself, helium belittles Periyar. He didn't budge adjacent aft condemnation. It is against conjugation dharma; nary AIADMK idiosyncratic volition judge this. Annamalai is unfit to beryllium a person and helium is keen lone astir promoting him. What close person you got to speech astir Periyar, EPS (Palaniswami), Amma (Jayalalithaa) and MGR. AIADMK workers volition ne'er judge this," Jayakumar added.

The AIADMK had thing to suffer implicit the alliance-related development. "They are the losers," helium said astir the BJP. He repeatedly claimed the BJP and Annamalai volition fare severely electorally without the AIADMK.

Will this impact the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections? 

Trouble successful paradise arises, erstwhile the saffron party, perprtartors and practitioners of Sanatan Dharma tries their luck successful the Dravidian state. The contented of an alleged ‘Hindi Imposition’ besides lessens chances of BJP establishing power successful Tamil nadu. Loosing their Dravidian confederation with loosely thoguht comments tin perchance beryllium fatal for the saffron enactment successful the confederate state. 

Updated: 18 Sep 2023, 06:46 PM IST