New Delhi: In a charged rally in Tamil Nadu’s Salem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday saved up the assault on the INDIA bloc over Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ comment, saying the opposition alliance displayed its “ill-intention” by declaring to destroy it. The opposition alliance, of which the Congress and the DMK are key constituents, repeatedly insults Hinduism however by no means targets every other religion, he mentioned, addressing a BJP rally right here. “INDI alliance people repeatedly deliberately insult Hindu faith; every statement made by them against it is well thought out,” he mentioned. In Hinduism, Shakthi means “Matru shakthi, naari shakti,” he mentioned, referring to girls energy.
The Prime Minister invoked the sacredness of Tamil Nadu’s revered deities, referring to Mariamman, Kanchi Kamakshi, and Madurai Meenakshi as embodiments of ‘Shakti’. He accused the Congress, DMK, and INDI alliance of threatening to destroy this non secular ‘Shakti’, which is central to Tamil tradition.
National poet Subramania Bharathi worshipped mom India as ‘Shakti,’ he mentioned. “Tamil Nadu will punish those who talk of destroying Shakti. I am a shakti upasak (worshipper),” Modi mentioned.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “…Mariamman yahan ki Shakti hai. In Tamil Nadu Kanchi Kamakshi is ‘Shakti’, Madurai Meenakshi is ‘Shakti’…Congress, DMK & INDI alliance says they will destory this (Shakti)…” pic.twitter.com/EGsctQcp5a
— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2024
Reflecting on the remedy of ladies by the INDI alliance, Modi introduced up the previous conduct of DMK leaders in the direction of the late former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, calling it a testomony to the DMK’s true nature. In an emotional tribute, the Prime Minister remembered the late Ok.N. Lakshmanan, former State BJP president, and his vital contributions to the occasion’s development in Tamil Nadu.
PM Modi made a daring assertion, asserting that Tamil Nadu has resolved to solid each vote for the BJP-NDA within the upcoming elections on April nineteenth, signaling a shift within the political panorama of the state.
