‘DMK, Congress remind people of 2G scam’

Campaigning for the BJP state president and party’s Virugambakkam candidate Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday, Irani said people wonder what Congress and DMK together had contributed to the nation. “2G scam is not the only corruption charge against them. Congress did not even spare helicopter procurement for our nation,” she said. 

Ridiculing DMK for not identifying M Karunanidhi’s successor, Irani said, “In their hands, they have taken the rising sun as the party symbol. But when you ask the people of Tamil Nadu which son rises (after Karunanidhi), they will tell you that till now, even within the DMK, a decision has not been taken on who shall rise and who shall be left behind.” 

The Union Minster said people should ponder over whether Tamil Nadu’s destiny should be “hijacked” by one family. 

In a veiled attack on AIADMK, Irani said, “There is another party which would make promises during election, distribute freebies, but in the end the people would realise, the government did not strengthen them economically so that they could look after their needs,” she said. 

Highlighting various programmes implemented under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the HRD minister said that citizens had deposited over Rs 30,000 crore in the banks under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, which reflected their confidence in the leadership of Narendra Modi and the banks.