BJP, AIADMK to fight TN Assembly election together

BJP will contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in alliance with AIADMK and other like-minded parties. The announcement was made by BJP national president JP Nadda at a public meeting in Madurai.He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi facilitated projects like the defence corridor for Tamil Nadu while the state was 'ignored' during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance regime. Praising Tamil as the world's oldest language, Nadda, who is in Madurai on a one-day visit, said when the right person assumed the right place, it led to right decisions.

Dwelling on Tamil, he said the Tamil people had a unique combination of entrepreneurship, economic and cultural ethos. BJP Tamil Nadu unit chief L Murugan said it was his party's 'Vetri Vel' yatra that prompted DMK president MK Stalin to 'hold a Vel' days ago. Accusing the DMK of double standards, Murugan alleged that the then-Chief Minister M Karunanidhi was a mute spectator when Tamils were killed in 2009 in the civil war in Sri Lanka. Nadda also addressed social media volunteers and interacted with noted personalities who joined the party recently. Nadda visited the Meenakshi Temple and offered prayers. BJP President also paid his respects to freedom fighter Deivathiru Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Ayya.