Chennai: DMK has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday for his alleged silence on the impact of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
“Is he afraid of Vijay( TN chief minister C Joseph Vijay)’’ Saravanan asked and added, “What a duplicitous man?’’ You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai Stay updated with the latest Chennai news. Earlier reporting noted: DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai, in a post on X, further questioned why Rahul had not “endorsed” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s stand asking for the “dissolution” of all state governments elected after SIR began. He wondered if the Congress MP was too “afraid of Vijay” to speak about SIR in Tamil Nadu.
On a day when Rahul Gandhi led a protest against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi and got arrested, DMK sought to know the Congress leader’s stand on deletion of voters through SIR in Tamil Nadu. “Why was Rahul Gandhi not endorsing Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ’s statement that state assemblies elected after SIR should be dissolved and fresh elections should be conducted, DMK spokesperson A Saravanan asked. Download the TOI App. The Opposition leaders are protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR being conducted by the poll body.
Earlier reporting noted: ‘Afraid of Vijay? Earlier reporting noted: The remarks came even as the Opposition INDIA bloc MPs, including Rahul, who is leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, marched to the Election Commission office. DMK takes jibe at Rahul, asks him to clarify stand on SIR in Tamil Nadu The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Tuesday took a jibe at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, urging him to clarify his stand on the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in Tamil Nadu.