Coimbatore, Mar 27 (UNI) Observing that a vote for the
BJP was a reflection of faith in Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani today urged
the young voters to encourage their friends to vote for
the saffron party in the April six Tamil Nadu Assembly
polls.
Canvassing votes for BJP candidate Ms Vanathi Srinivasan,
who is contesting against actor-politician and Makkal Needhi
Maiam (MNM) Founder Kamal Haasan in the Coimabtore
South constituency, she said during the COVID lockdown,
the Centre, through Jandhan accounts, was able to directly
transfer money to people’s accounts.
It had also given free rations for eight months to 80 crore
families.
'Imagine if this would have reached the people in Tamil
Nadu had the DMK been in power,' she asked.
Stating that BJP politics was a way of serving people,
Ms Smriti Irani reminded the people of Mr Modi bowing
down on the Parliament steps in 2014.
Exhorting the young voters to encourage their friends
to vote for the BJP, she said a vote for Ms Srinivasan
was a vote for the BJP and a reflection of the faith
in Mr. Modi.
Highlighting the achievements of the BJP-led government
at the Centre, she also challenged Kamal Haasan to have
a debate with Ms Vanathi Srinivasan on problems, solutions,
policy and governance to enable the voters decide on who
is better between the two.
Recalling her debate with him on a television platform,
she said, “I call upon one who is going around with a
torch (kamal's poll symbol) to debate with Ms Vanathi
Srinivasan.
'The debate will help voters see the difference like
milk and water. Let the voters determine who is better
between the two,” she added.
Ms Smriti Irani also said voting was a sacred duty
because a vote for the BJP was to uplift the poor.
As a result they would gain good deeds, which would
reach them sitting on the lotus (BJP symbol) and not
with a torchlight (MNM party symbol).
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