'Double engine won't run in Tamil Nadu': Stalin rejects PM Modi's pitch

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu main curate M K Stalin connected Friday deed backmost astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi's telephone for a “double engine” government, saying it would not enactment successful the state.Stalin was responding to Modi’s remarks astatine an NDA rally successful Maduranthakam earlier today, wherever the Prime Minister launched the alliance’s run for the 2026 Assembly elections and said, “We person to escaped Tamil Nadu from the clutches of the

DMK

.” PM besides argued for a “double engine” authorities that would enactment “shoulder to shoulder” with the Centre for Tamil Nadu’s growth.In a station connected X, Stalin said, “The treble motor that the PM talks astir volition not tally successful Tamil Nadu.” He added that the authorities had seen “historical maturation by overcoming each the obstacles created by the BJP authorities astatine the Centre.”“Think astir it for a moment… much than the treble motor states similar Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar that you speech about, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka and West Bengal, wherever the treble motor has not entered, are registering growth,” Stalin said.The Tamil Nadu CM accused the BJP of betraying Tamil Nadu and said radical would not hide it. “Even if you fell the betrayals committed by the BJP against Tamils and Tamil Nadu, the radical of the authorities volition ne'er hide them. Tamil Nadu volition not bow to Delhi’s arrogance,” helium said.

'Our leaders stood by devotees': PM

Addressing a ample gathering of NDA workers and supporters, PM accused the ruling DMK of corruption and misgovernance. He coined the word “CMC” to picture the party, saying it stood for “Corruption, Mafia, Crime”.

“The DMK is CMC — a Corruption, Mafia, Crime promoting government. The radical of Tamil Nadu person made up their caput to uproot DMK, CMC,” helium said.The premier curate claimed the DMK government’s “countdown has started” and said Tamil Nadu wanted to beryllium escaped of what helium called “misgovernance” and was looking towards the BJP-led NDA for “good governance”.He besides accused the DMK of indulging successful vote-bank politics, including implicit the Thirupparankundram Lord Murugan Temple Karthigai lamp lighting issue.

“Our leaders stood by devotees’ rights, but the DMK near nary chromatic unturned for ballot slope politics,” helium said.Alleging that the DMK functioned lone for 1 family, Modi said, “The DMK authorities has thing to bash with ideology and accountability.”He besides raised concerns astir transgression and drugs successful the state, saying younker were falling prey to narcotics and women were suffering owed to crime. Recalling erstwhile main curate J Jayalalithaa, Modi said, “Selvi J Jayalalithaa did large enactment successful controlling transgression successful Tamil Nadu, but contiguous women are suffering.”