Tamil Nadu BJP’s voice ANS Prasad unleashed a blistering critique of Vijay’s political outfit, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, asserting that its activities are slyly benefiting the dominant DMK. In a detailed statement, he portrayed TVK as a vote-divider undermining the opposition’s unity against the ruling dispensation.
Prasad highlighted Vijay’s provocative query during a Salem gathering—could modern politics allow a solo rise akin to MGR or Annadurai? Labeling it naive, he suggested Vijay underestimates the hard yards required in realpolitik.
He reiterated BJP state chief Nainar Nagendran’s counsel for Vijay to ditch filmi drama and focus on public grievances through active fieldwork. What was meant as brotherly advice, Prasad noted, was mischievously misconstrued by DMK allies and biased media.
Delving into history, Prasad recalled the heartbreaking loss of 41 Vijay fans in an incident, probing why no relentless campaign for accountability followed. Vijay’s initial finger-pointing at Stalin’s administration, followed by a retreat, fuels suspicions of tactical retreat, he charged.
Amid swelling anti-DMK sentiment, TVK’s timing smells of a ploy to scatter alliance votes, Prasad alleged, contrasting it with the organic mass movements of MGR and Jayalalithaa rooted in prolonged community service.
Prasad urged voters to pierce the veil of political agendas as polls near. The escalating war of words signals a fiercely contested electoral arena in Tamil Nadu, where alliances and divisions will define the outcome.