Madurai, Apr 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed
the DMK and its ally, the Congress, and said these two parties have
mastered the art of not working and spreading lies about those who
actually work.
Addressing an election rally head of the April six Assembly polls in
this temple town, he said it was the Congress-led UPA government,
in which the DMK was a partner, had banned jallikattu and it was only
restored by the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu and the BJP-led
NDA at the Centre.
Accusing the DMK and Congress of not having any real agenda to talk
about, he said they should control their lies because people are not
foolish.
'Congress-DMK keep showing themselves as the only protectors of
Tamil Culture, but the facts suggest something else', he said, adding,
the AIIMS--for which Mr Modi had earlier laid the foundation stone--
would soon come up in this city.
Pointing out that in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Congress manifesto, there
was a call for ban on Jallikattu (the traditional bull taming sport held
during annual Pongal festivities in January), Mr Modi both the Congress
and DMK should be ashamed of themselves.
When UPA was in power in Delhi in 2011 and DMK had big ministries
in the Central government, the same UPA regime banned Jallikattu.
One UPA leader even described Jallikattu as a barbaric practice,
the Prime Minister charged.
'People sought a solution and wanted Jallikatu to continue. Our
government then cleared Ordinance by AIADMK, which allowed it to
take place.
Asserting that DMK and Congress will neither guarantee safety nor
dignity, he said the DMK tried to make peace-loving Madurai, into
mafia because of complications in DMK's first family.
'They've not understood the ethos of Madurai. So, no wonder,
leaders keep insulting women again and again', Mr Modi said,
adding 'Madurai is a city that never sleeps and remain awake
always.'
'Madurai teaches us important lessons on empowering Nari Shakti.
(women empowerment). We see it in the way women are worshipped
and reverred. Our efforts in the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ujjwala
Yojana and other such schemes are aimed at empowering women',
he said.
Mr Modi said he was sure that Madurai has woken up to the
political realities and will vote for development and progress
agenda assured by the NDA.
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