Two BJP leaders from Tamil Nadu — Union Minister of State for Fisheries L. Murugan and State president Okay. Annamalai — on Sunday supplied various interpretations of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s current assertion on the occasion’s alliance with the AIADMK.
While Mr. Murugan, quoting Mr. Shah, stated the BJP’s alliance with the AIADMK was “strong”, Mr. Annamalai stated each the events remained in alliance “as on April 2” but added that there have been “certain nuances” in Mr. Shah’s assertion. He identified that there have been 9 extra months left for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Addressing reporters in Chennai, Mr. Murugan stated, “Our Union Home Minister has said that our alliance remains quite strong and will continue. Our State unit president has said, and I have said it too on many occasions. Leaders of the AIADMK, our ally, have said it too. So, ours is a strong alliance.”
During an interplay with reporters at one other occasion, Mr. Annamalai stated, “One should understand or know Hindi to completely understand Mr. Shah’s statement”, which, in response to him, had sure nuances.
However, he stated, because the State president of the occasion, he was clear about which approach his occasion ought to proceed.
“I have not said anywhere that so and so is not in our alliance. Even today, the AIADMK is in our National Democratic Alliance, as an important ally.”
According to him, Mr. Shah stated what he had been saying. “….Leaders will take a decision after receiving several inputs,” he stated.
On his imaginative and prescient for the occasion, Mr. Annamalai stated: “If we take this path, 20 years later, it would not take us to the place we are supposed to be.”
He stated he was not frightened about any main setback and was conscious that there could also be some short-term setbacks.
Differentiating between what he stated formally and in any other case, Mr. Annamalai stated: “I have not said anywhere in public whether we are contesting alone or otherwise. The comments that I make in public is official. Unofficially, I am saying that the party should grow. But, party leaders will decide whether it has to grow while being in an alliance or otherwise.”
Meanwhile, senior AIADMK functionary S.P. Velumani met senior BJP chief and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday. They occurred to be on the Chennai airport on the identical time.
