"In dreams...," DMK on PM Modi's remarks that people's anger against DMK is moving towards BJP

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 15 (ANI): Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that people's anger against the DMK is moving towards the BJP, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Saravanan Annadurai on Monday said that there is "widespread goodwill" for the DMK because they were able to deliver the promises.
This remarks come after the Prime Minister, in an interview to ANI said that there is immense anger against the DMK and people are now moving towards the BJP.
"The Prime Minister is speaking about the anger against the DMK going to the BJP. If there is anger, only the AIDMK would be in a good position, not the BJP in the state of Tamil Nadu. Probably in the dreams of all the BJP candidates, they may dream that there is anger," Saravanan Annadurai told ANI.
He further said that there is widespread goodwill (of DMK) because we were able to deliver on the promises we have made.
"We are taking care of the youth of this country, we are nurturing them. So naturally, there is overwhelming goodwill between the people of Tamil Nadu and MK Stalin our leader, the chief minister, is the most popular leader here in the state and has a huge stature in the country because of the way he stitched the INDIA alliance," he added.
Earlier today, PM Modi launched an attack on the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over their "anti-Sanatana stance" and questioned as to what was Congress's compulsion over making an alliance with the DMK, which spewed "hatred" and "venom" against the Sanatana Dharma.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Prime Minister said that there is immense anger against the DMK and people are now moving towards the BJP.
"I would say that five generations of our party (BJP) have been working here in South India. So continuous work has been going on. When people were disappointed with the Congress, they moved towards the regional parties. Now people are disappointed with these parties. In this atmosphere of disappointment, they saw the model of the BJP government in Delhi. They saw the model of the BJP government in other states in India. The Tamils who live across the country went to their homes and said that this is happening in the state where we live. So people naturally started to compare. Like I did, the 'Tamil Kashi Sangam.' So in Tamil Nadu, the people of the DMK party used to make fun of us, calling us 'Panipuri wallahs.' But when the people of Tamil Nadu came to the Kashi Sangam and saw the Kashi, they said, this is not what we used to hear. This looks very developed. There is a lot of progress. And because of that, a lot of anger has increased against DMK. That anger has now encouraged people to move towards the BJP in a positive way," PM Modi said.
Reacting to the statements given by DMK against the Sanatana Dharma and people who are turning towards the BJP in Tamil Nadu, PM Modi said that the birth of DMK must have been in this "hatred" and questioned Congress about their "helplessness" to join hands with the party.
"I look at this question differently. The question should be asked to the Congress. The Congress with which Mahatma Gandhi's name was associated. The Congress where Indira Gandhi used to wear a garland (Rudraksha mala) around her neck. The question should be asked to the Congress. What is your helplessness? Why are you sitting with people who are so vicious against Sanatana? Will your politics remain incomplete? What is this Congress thinking? This is the topic of concern. The birth of DMK must have been born in this hatred. The question is not theirs, the question is of a party like Congress. That has it lost its original character?" PM Modi asked Congress.
DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin made remarks comparing 'Sanatana Dharma' to diseases like 'malaria' and 'dengue' while advocating for its elimination on the grounds that it was rooted in the caste system and historical discrimination.
All 39 seats in Tamil Nadu will vote in a single phase on April 19 and the counting of votes will be held on June 4. Tamil Nadu ranks fifth in terms of Lok Sabha seats, with 39 seats, including 32 unreserved seats and seven reserved for SC candidates.
The election for 543 Lok Sabha seats in the country will be held in seven phases starting April 19. (ANI)