BJP raises Katchatheevu issue for election, not for people's welfare: DMK MP Kanimozhi
DMK leader and Thoothukudi MP candidate Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said on Monday that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party is not silent on the Katchatheevu island row, alleging that the BJP-led ruling government is raising issues for the election campaign and not for the people's welfare.
«DMK is not silent on this issue. We raised this issue many times but PM Modi and the BJP government never replied. Speaking about Katchatheevu is just for election campaigning, not for people's welfare,» she said.
DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi on Monday campaigned for South Chennai DMK candidate Sumathi, alias Tamilachi Thangapandiyan, in Tiruvanmayur.
While campaigning for Sumathi, Kanimozhi hit out at the BJP for fielding Telangana's former governor, Tamilisai Soundararajan, from South Chennai, and said the party does not have any candidates, so they made Tamilisai resign from her post and contest the election.
«One state governor had resigned to contest this constituency. This party (BJP) doesn't have candidates, so they made the governor of two states resign from her posts and contest the Lok Sabha elections. Last time, she contested from Thoothukudi but she lost the polls and became a state governor. It's a pity that this time, after losing, she can't even become governor, as this time the INDIA alliance will form the government,» she said.
Sitting MP Kanimozhi has been fielded against the DMK candidate from Thoothukudi Parliamentary constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 19 in the
