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DINDIGUL
Fearing defeat in the hands of the voters, the AIADMK had conveniently given the Lok Sabha ticket in Dindigul to the Pattali Makkal Katchi, said DMK MLA I P Sendil Kumar here on Friday.
Speaking at a workers’ meeting held at Sempatti, garnering support for the DMK candidates Veluchami (Lok Sabha candidate) and Soundarapandian (Nilakottai Assembly by-election), Mr. Sendil Kumar said that the AIADMK, which had been contesting in Dindigul since its inception in 1972, had understood the pulse of the people now. “Instead of tasting the defeat, it had passed it on to the ally. The party has failed in all spheres. It is the beginning of the end for the AIADMK.”
Sensing this, the AIADMK had gifted the constituency to the PMK, which has no base at all in this region. Hence, it is a sure victory for the DMK and Mr. Veluchami will emerge victorious by defeating the nearest rival by at least two lakh votes, he said and urged the party workers to do the ground work effectively.
The government machinery may attempt all tricks and reach out to the people by hook or crook. This is the time, the DMK and allies should be alert and keep a vigil, he stressed.
Oddanchatram MLA R Chakrapani said that the AIADMK may indulge in approaching the people with all promises this time. Recalling that in 2016 Assembly election, it failed miserably as the people stood by the DMK’s I Periasami, who contested from the Athur Assembly segment against the then Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan, who was powerful in all ways, and won hands down.
In his address, Mr. I. Periasami said that time had come to strengthen the hands of All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi at the Centre and DMK president M K Stalin in Tamil Nadu. “The people are ready to vote and support. We, as the responsible party, have to save the democracy from the fascist BJP and the corrupt AIADMK here, he charged.
After May 23, the self-appointed VVIPs both in the BJP and the AIADMK would face charges against corruption. The Rafale deal is enough to seal the fate of the BJP and the AIADMK has looted the treasury, he alleged.
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