EPS recently launched an election campaign for its constituency – the Edappadi constituency in the Salem district.
Chennai:
In a harsh message to the BJP, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has said that he does not need a “national party as an ally if he is to dictate,” making it clear that it will not play a secondary role. Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will be the face of AIADMK in its quest for re-election when the southern state votes in a few months, the party reiterated on Sunday, days after BJP’s Prakash Javadekar declined to comment on Palaniswami as the top candidate. ministerial.
AIADMK deputy KP Munusamy, who is also the deputy coordinator for the state elections, said on Sunday that his party will lead the electoral alliance. “If any national party wants to dictate otherwise, it is welcome not to be part of the amalgam,” he stressed. Tamil Nadu elections are scheduled for April-May 2021.
The BJP does not have an MLA or MP in the state, which may have prompted AIADMK’s short comment. In power for nine years, the AIADMK government faces opposition to the incumbent, and had suffered a near defeat in last year’s national elections that were fought in alliance with the BJP.
Palaniswami hopes the government has funded a 7.5 percent reserve for public school students on medical admission, 2,000 Amma Mini Clinics launched across the state – investments he made would put him in good stead, in addition to managing the Covid crisis.
AIADMK’s snub also comes at a time when the BJP may have hoped to win the backing of megastar Rajinikanth, who returned to Chennai this morning after a brief hospitalization in Hyderabad. He was scheduled to announce the launch date of his new political party on December 31, an event that fans and admirers of the superstar hope will not be canceled. The 70-year-old is likely to play a key role in state elections.
Trouble is also brewing for the BJP with its ally Nitish Kumar in Bihar, where the JDU has openly expressed its discontent over various issues, starting with the situation in Arunachal Pradesh, where six party MLAs have joined the BJP, leaving it with a only MLA in the state assembly.
Last week, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party led by Hanuman Beniwal said on Saturday it was resigning from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance over the farmers’ protest against the new farm laws. In September, Akali Dal had resigned from the NDA by law; the Shiv Sena had resigned from the NDA last year.
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