Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday invoked Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, as he additionally remembered Mahatma Gandhi. Calling Nehru “a real democrat”, the DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) leader stated that he changed into “a image of parliamentary democracy”. His reward for the country’s first PM changed into coupled with tacit swipe on the BJP as he talked of “public zone undertakings being closed down”.
Nehru recommended opposing views, Stalin underlined, at the same time as discussions in Parliament aren’t being allowed withinside the gift times, information enterprise PTI reported. The observation changed into additionally considered as an assault at the BJP days after wintry weather consultation of Parliament changed into reduce brief amid repeated disruptions over the India-China tensions and December nine face-off among troops of each the international locations alongside the Line of Actual Control in Aruchal Pradesh’s Tawang. “Today’s political scenario suggests us the genuine price of Nehru. Just like Tamil Nadu desires (EVR) Periyar, Anna (CN Annadurai) and Kalaignar (M Karunanidhi) in spite of everything those years, India desires Gandhi and Nehru to set up federalism, equality, secularism, brotherhood, equality…,” Stalin changed into quoted as announcing at an occasion amid Christmas celebrations.
On Sunday, the Congress’s Jairam Ramesh had additionally placed a tweet – in a dig on the rival BJP – reminding how Nehru had agreed to a dialogue via way of means of BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the India-China tensions in 1962 whilst the grand vintage celebration changed into in power.
Also, Stalin praised Rahul Gandhi an afternoon after the Congress’s Kankyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Delhi amid a mega display of strength. Rahul’s speeches “are developing tremors withinside the country”, Stalin stated, adding: “He isn’t speakme electoral politics or celebration politics however politics of ideology. And this is why he’s being strongly antagonistic via way of means of a few persons. His talks from time to time are like Nehru. It may be sudden best if Nehru’s inheritor would not speak like that. The descendants of Godse will best experience sour via way of means of the talks via way of means of the heirs of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru.”
Opposition events had been setting up a united the front in advance of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the DMK and the Congress also are allies and the collaboration will keep in 2024.
