Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress party for dismissing the then Tamil Nadu government led by MG Ramachandran and asked Who will do NYAY (justice) to governments of the great MGR ji?
''Who will do Nyay to governments of the great MGR ji which were dismissed by Congress just because one family didn't like those leaders?'' Modi asked the audience in an election rally in Theni, Tamil Nadu.
Modi also targetted the Congress party over Bhopal gas tragedy.
''Who will do Nyay to victims of Bhopal gas tragedy, among the worst environmental disasters in India. That too happened under Congress,'' Modi said.
Targeting MK Stalin for proposing Rahul Gandhi's name for PM candidate and said while DMK president projected the Gandhi scion as PM candidate, everyone in the opposition camp is in the line to be prime minister.
''Some days ago DMK Supremo projected the 'naamdar' as the PM candidate when no one was ready to accept it, not even their 'mahamilawati' friends, Why? Because they all are in the line to be PM and dream of the post,'' he said.
Prime minister also paid tributes to victims of Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
''We observe today, the solemn occasion, of the completion of 100 years since the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. I pay my respects to the martyrs of this incident,'' he said.
Speaking at the same rally, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said that all alliance partners in NDA have backed Modi as PM candidate while there is no unity in the opposition camp.
''Congress which is a part of DMK led alliance in Tamil Nadu has announced Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate but its allies have not come out in open supporting his candidature. In our alliance all parties have accepted PM Modi as the PM candidate, this shows our unity,'' he added.
Tamil Nadu's 39 parliamentary constituencies go to polls on April 18.OPRaveendranath, son of OPanneerselvam, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister, is contesting from Tehni constituency in South Tamil Nadu.