AIADMK-BJP will come to power in TN, says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister AmitShah on Sunday launched his partys campaign for the April 6Lok Sabha bypoll here and exuded confidence that the partywould not only win here, but that the NDA in Tamil Nadu wouldemerge victorious in the Assembly elections too next month.
The BJP is part of the AIADMK-led National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu and the party is contesting theApril 6 bypoll to the Kanyakumari parliamentary segment aspart of its seat-sharing agreement with the Dravidian party.
Single phase polls to 234 assembly seats in the state arealso scheduled on April 6, with arch rival AIADMK and DMK ledcombines keen to ensure victory for the respective alliances.
Launching his “Vetri Kodi Eandhi Tamizhagam Velvom” (WillWin Tamil Nadu Carrying the flag of victory) campaign fromSuseendiram in this district, Shah said he was confident thata coalition government of the NDA will come to power in thestate after the April 6 assembly polls.
BJP has fielded former Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnanfor the Lok Sabha bypoll, necessitated due to the death ofCongress MP H Vasantha Kumar last year due to COVID-19.
Kicking off his partys campaign with Radhakrishnan,stateBJP chief L Murugan and other senior state BJP leaders in tow,Shah said he visited 11 houses to “convey Prime MinisterNarendra Modis message.” Addressing reporters, he said “we have started thecampaign to take the BJPs Lotus symbol door-to-door,” andappealed to the public and the voters to elect Radhakrishnanas the party “needs him.” “I am sure about the outcome (of the polls), looking atthe excitement of the people”, both in Kanyakumari Lok Sabhaseat as well in the Assembly polls, he said, implying that theNDA would emerge victorious in the hustings.
“I am confident that a coalition government ofAIADMK-BJP-PMK will be formed (after the Assembly polls),” headded.
AIADMK has also sealed its seat-sharing agreement with DrS Ramadoss-led Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), apportioning it 23seats.
Shah also distributed pamphlets, interacted with localpeople and took pictures with some of them.
Later, he embarked on a road show at Nagercoil in thedistrict, travelling in an open van and canvassing votes forhis party, amidst cries of “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “VetrivelVeeravel”, the latter slogan being dedicated to the Tamildeity, Lord Muruga.
Shah also garlanded a statue of Congress veteran andformer Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K Kamaraj, an architect ofeducation reforms in the state and a leader respected acrossparty lines.
The ruling AIADMK and the BJP in Tamil Nadu had on Fridayclinched a seat-sharing deal, with the former, the leadpartner, allocating 20 Assembly seats for its saffron ally andthe Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
BJP has nominated Radhakrishnan from here. Though he wonfrom the same segment in 2014, he lost to Kumar five yearslater.
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