PM Modi hits out at DMK, says people will vent out anger in Lok Sabha polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (Mar 29) took a dig at DMK stating that the public will vent out their anger against Tamil Nadu's ruling party in the Lok Sabha elections.

"All the political analysts are saying that the BJP is going to turn the tables in Tamil Nadu. The anger against the ruling party in Tamil Nadu will be vented out during the election," PM Modi said during his interaction with BJP workers in the state.

He then heaped praises on the party workers for their hard work and expressed gratitude for the support he received from the public.

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"As the election campaign (for Lok Sabha) is moving forward, the candidates have been decided and issues are clear, I thought of talking with our Karyakartas. When I last visited Tamil Nadu for public events, I got the blessings of the people and it made me very happy. I could see the hard work of Karyakartas, and I felt proud to have such Karyakartas," the PM said.

The Indian prime minister then denounced MK Stalin's DMK alleging that the party occludes people from profiting from the welfare schemes launched by the Central government.

"Political parties like the DMK fear the welfare schemes of the Modi government, and hence they do not let the benefits of these schemes reach the people. Besides, they paste the stickers of their schemes on all the schemes of the Modi government," PM Modi said while urging BJP Karyakartas "to make the people aware of the schemes and their benefits."

"This, in turn, will instill confidence in the people of Tamil Nadu," he added.

The southern state is set to go to the polls in the first phase i.e. on April 19. The results of the elections will be out on June 4.

The DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, during the 2019 general elections, secured 38 out of the 39 seats. The polls for 543 Lok Sabha seats in India will be conducted in seven phases starting from April 19.

(With inputs from agencies)