DMK chief MK Stalin, who addressed the opposition leaders in the United India opposition rally organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, started his speech in Bengali, taking the participants by surprise.
Kolkata:
DMK president MK Stalin on Saturday said the upcoming general elections will be akin to the second freedom struggle for people of India to fight against the "radical Hinduism" of the BJP.
Stalin, speaking at TMC's mega opposition rally here, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "afraid" of a few people, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
"The next (Lok Sabha) elections will be the second fight for Independence. We will stop this poison of Hindutva and radical Hinduism from spreading. Our call is to defeat Modi and save the country," he said at the Brigade Parade Grounds here.
Criticising the central government, Stalin also accused it of working for corporate houses.
"If Modi is back in power, the country will go back 50 years," he said.
"அனைத்து எதிர்கட்சிகளும், மாநில கட்சிகளும் மக்களை அணி திரட்ட வேண்டும்"
— DMK - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (@arivalayam) January 19, 2019
நமது ஒற்றுமை மோடியை வீழ்த்தும்!
நமது ஒற்றுமை நம்மை வெற்றி பெற வைக்கும்!
நமது ஒற்றுமை இந்தியாவைக் காப்பாற்றும்!
- கழக தலைவர் @mkstalin அவர்கள் அறைகூவல்.#UnitedIndiaAtBrigadepic.twitter.com/2Kpu9oNSQW
Leaders of all the opposition parties, except the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the CPI(M)-led Left Front, are taking part in the rally.