Thoothukudi, Mar 27:
Chief Minister and DMK party chief MK Stalin rallied support for his party’s nominee, Kanimozhi, after she filed her nomination from Thoothukudi on Tuesday. Stalin claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not mention Kanimozhi’s name during a recent government event in the district.
Speaking at the poll campaign Chief Minister M K Stalin alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s is merely witnessing attacks against Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka, “which is waging an undeclared war” against the state’s fisherfolk.
Addressing an election rally here, Stalin demanded to know why Modi is “hesitant” to question Sri Lanka over attacks against Tamil Nadu fishermen.
Stalin asked if Modi would be ‘quiet’ if Gujarat fishermen were attacked by Pakistan. The CM asked: “You (Modi) are a big Vishwa guru, cannot you condemn Sri Lanka,” for attacks on TN fishermen. Mocking Modi, Stalin, also the president of the ruling DMK, asked whether PM Modi is “Vishwa guru (global guru) or Moun Guru (silent guru).” Fishermen of Tamil Nadu are demanding answers from PM Modi on Sri Lankan attacks on fishers, he said. In the run-up to the 2014 LS polls, Modi had blamed Congress as “weak” for Sri Lankan attacks on fishermen, he is however, a spectator now to attacks, Stalin alleged.
