End Dravidian domination in Tamil Nadu, says BJP chief Amit Shah
Amit Shah sought to strengthen the party base in the southern states
Update: 2014-12-21 06:47 GMT
Chennai: BJP national president Amit Shah called upon the people of Tamil Nadu to end dynastic rule and the dominance of Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu if they wanted the state to prosper and join the national mainstream.
“Do you want Tamil Nadu to participate in Modiji’s governance, have 24 hours power supply and ensure employment for your youth?” he asked the over one lakh crowd that had gathered to hear him at suburban Maraimalai Nagar on Saturday night.
“If you want to end dynastic rule and for Tamils across the globe, including those in Sri Lanka, to live in dignity, then make BJP the number one party in Tamil Nadu”.
Napolean quits DMK to join BJP:
Actor and former DMK MP Napolean on Saturday quit the party. The former Perambalur MP has sent his resignation addressed to party president M. Karunanidhi and general secretary K. Anbazhagan through his personal assistant. While thanking the two nonagenarians and treasurer Stalin among others for having provided him various opportunities in the past, Napolean did not cite any specific reason for relinquishing even the primary membership of the party.
A close relative of ex-DMK minister, he was also elected to the Assembly from Villivakkam constituency in 2001 when the DMK lost power. However, he unsuccessfully fought from the Mylapore seat in 2006 when the DMK returned to power.
A close relative of former DMK minister K. N. Nehru, Napolean was close to suspended DMK south zone organizing secretary M. K. Alagiri. His relationship with the party high command, particularly Stalin, soured, after he, along with party Rajya Sabha MP K.P. Ramalingam, met and expressed solidarity with Alagiri, ignoring the warning of the high command not to continue ties with Alagiri who was spewing venom against Stalin, among a few others, in the party high ranks.
The grapevine has it Napolean will join the BJP in the presence of its national president Amit Shah at Kamalayalam on Sunday morning.