R. ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MARCH 4
State General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Vanathi Srinivasan questions the authenticity of the DMK’s signature campaign against CAA here on Wednesday.
Addressing reporters, she challenged the DMK to prove that all the signatures reportedly obtained by them against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and handed over to President Ram Nath Kovind are genuine.
Challenging the DMK, Ms. Vanathi said the DMK had repeatedly mocked their missed call campaign for which the BJP had phone numbers as proof.
“All the signatures got by them are fake. If they want to prove otherwise, let them share the signatures with the Aadhaar of all those who have given their signatures,” she said.
She also accused the DMK of trying to turn Tamil Nadu into a protest zone till the next Assembly elections in the pretext of opposing the CAA or the other.
On Mr. Stalin’s opposition to the proposal to add ancient places of worship in Tamil Nadu to the list of Centrally protected monuments, she said that those who were opposed to temples were now worried about its welfare.
“Who are the people who were against temples, who looted the temples, let the lands be encroached, who have led to bankruptcy of temples that many are not even able to conduct a pooja once a day? It will be good if Mr. Stalin speaks about these issues as well,” she said. The Centre was taking the action to protect the temples, heritage, culture of the State and its temples, she added.
She also announced that party’s statewide campaign to disseminate the facts about the Citizenship Amendment Act from March to April 5. For this purpose, the party would draw a 30 member high level committee in each district. The committee will fan out to entire district and explain the evil designs of opposition parties on CAA, she added.
ANS Prasad, State President of the Media Cell of BJP and other office bearers were present at the press conference.
