Dayanidhi Maran: Rs 4 lakh crore to Andhra, Bihar; at whose cost will you do this?

PM Narendra Modi is not working for people who voted for his party but only for parties supporting him, DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran alleged on Wednesday while criticising the Union Budget for 2024-25 for failing to meet the aspirations of the middle class.

Participating in a discussion on the budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, the Chennai Central MP said nearly Rs 4 lakh crore had been promised as subsidy to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar to support Modi being prime minister.

“I would like to ask, from where is the money going to come, at whose cost are you going to do this? I think the time has come for the prime minister to take some good advice and follow our Chief Minister MK Stalin. When MK Stalin became the CM of Tamil Nadu, he said, ‘I will work not only for the people who voted for me but also for the people who did not vote for me, it is my duty’. Today, our PM is not working for the people who voted for his party but only for the parties which are supporting him,” Maran alleged.

According to Maran, the Central government is penalising the people of Tamil Nadu for not voting for the BJP. “Demands from our chief minister are for our people, but why are you penalising us? Because we didn’t elect you? We didn’t elect you because you are two faced. You always want to use us, abuse us. You want to split us in the name of religion and caste...,” Maran claimed.

“Till now how many times has the PM said he likes Tamil language? But what has he done for the people of Tamil Nadu?” he went on to say.