‘No national party can make a dent in TN:’ AIADMK
Munusamy explained how the state has been home to Dravidian parties for decades since 1967 and no national party has even managed to make a dent.
After Annadurai’s death in 1969, M. Karunanidhi became Prime Minister and in 1972 he expelled MG Ramachandran (MGR) from the party. In October 1972, MGR floated the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK), which was later renamed AIADMK.
“Since 1967, when Anna (CN Annadurai, founder of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-DMK) formed the government, the Dravidian government has ensured that no national party can enter Tamil Nadu,” Munusamy said.
In recent years, the deputy has repeatedly endorsed EPS as a candidate and emphasized how AIADMK enjoys its own popularity and does not depend on BJP to survive, as is the case with the Saffron party in Dravidian state.
This is the first election of the AIADMK Assembly in the absence of MGR and his successor J Jayalalithaa.
“Some national and opportunistic parties say that the Dravidian government spoiled the state,” he said.
The socio-political landscape of Tamil Nadu was nurtured by the Dravidian movement, which was based on the spirit of Tamil culture, language and value and thus the state was completely different from the rest of the country, he added.
Palaniswami and Senior Deputy Minister O Panneerselvam refrained from commenting on the alliance, instead attacking the DMK’s opposition leader, MK Stalin.
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