However, in a later tweet, Ravi said that CM’s candidate would be Edappadi K Palaniswami.
The BJP national secretary general in charge of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka MLA CT Ravi fueled a controversy over the prime ministerial candidate by making contradictory statements during a public speech and on social media. The BJP national secretary general reiterated on Wednesday that the BJP high command will announce the main ministerial candidate for the next Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in 2021.
As the statement stirred the AIADMK leaders, CT Ravi was quick to respond with a tweet, saying that the BJP currently accepts Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami, as the Chief Minister and that it is natural for a CM candidate be selected from the largest partner in the alliance, which would be the AIADMK.
On Wednesday, BJP National Secretary General CT Ravi addressed the press in Chennai and said: “The shared seat with alliance partner AIADMK will be finalized once the elections are announced. Currently, the relationship with all the friends of our alliance has been open and cordial.
The BJP’s highest decision-making body, the Parliamentary Board, will make the necessary decision when the situation requires it, he added.
Soon, his statement sparked a controversy in AIADMK and BJP circles. Following the controversy, CT Ravi soon retracted his statement through another tweet on social media. On twitter, CT Ravi said: “Our aim is to lead Tamil Nadu on the road to prosperity by ensuring that the people-friendly plans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa reach the people. It is clear that the Tamils are waiting for the AIADMK-led NDA to return to power in the 2021 Assembly elections. “
“In Tamil Nadu, AIADMK is the largest partner in the NDA alliance. It is natural that the Chief Minister is from the largest partner. At present, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami, is our Chief Minister. Once the elections are announced, the NDA coordinating committee will announce the CM candidate, ”he added.
CT Ravi during the live speech also said that BJP is expected to seek the support of actor Rajinikanth for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
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