Responding to Congress leader Digvijay Singh remarks "who lives there" on Katchatheevu Island, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Wednesday said that the Congress has no guilt over compromising territorial integrity and putting the lives of our Tamil fishermen at risk.
Calling Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai a "joker and a good entertainer", DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday said that people need him as he provides good entertainment, adding that he stands by the remarks he made for Annamalai.
Prime Minister Modi, while addressing a public rally as part of the election campaign for BJP, took a swipe at the DMK, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin and accused the party of being 'anti-Tamil'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a strong attack on the ruling DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu and said he will continue to expose the "decades-old dangerous politics" of the ruling party in the state
"Those who are sitting in Delhi may not know that the land of Vellore, the land of Tamil Nadu is going to make a new history. BJP and NDA are getting immense public support in Tamil Nadu. The whole of Tamil Nadu is saying 'Ek baar phir Modi Sarkar," the PM said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit at 11 am today. He will also campaign for BJP in Madhya Pradesh's Naxal-affected Balaghat. In the evening, the PM will also hold a roadshow in Tamil Nadu's South Chennai and Central Chennai.
The Tamil Nadu BJP chief and BJP candidate from Coimbatore, K Annamalai, and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri held a roadshow in Coimbatore on Monday.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief and party's Coimbatore candidate, K Annamalai, said the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is "frustrated" after the Prime Minister "spelled beans" on Katchatheevu Island.
The decades-old issue of Katchatheevu island continued to heat up on Monday, with both Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition training guns at each other, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.