NE NEWS SERVICE
MADURAI, APRIL 12
Union Home and Cooperation Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah held a roadshow in this temple city on Friday in support of the party’s Madurai Lok Sabha candidate Raama Srinivasan and other NDA candidates for the April 19 election.
Blessed to be in Madurai on the auspicious occasion of Chithirai Thiruvila Vaalthukkal. I extend my heartfelt greetings to our sisters and brothers in Tamil Nadu for the festival.
சித்திரை திருவிழா காலத்தில் மதுரையில் இருக்கும் பாக்கியம் பெற்றேன். தமிழகத்திலுள்ள சகோதர,… pic.twitter.com/1jSPUX0hbq
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) April 12, 2024
Scores of enthusiastic cadres who lined up on either side of the road from the Periyar bus stand to Vilakkuthoon junction raised slogans. Shah greeted the cadres from his specially-designed vehicle and flashed the party’s Lotus symbol throughout the nearly 2.5 km stretch, close to the renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple.
- Tamil Nadu had not witnessed development because of the “corrupt DMK and AIADMK”, though the state had potential: Home Minister
- Modi had taken Tamil pride to the world and only the BJP could take the Tamil language and its culture to other parts of the country: Shah
Due to massive corruption during the AIADMK and DMK governments, Madurai & Tamil Nadu could not develop as per their potential. I appeal to the people of Madurai to give the BJP a chance, make the lotus bloom, and have trust in the Modi guarantee. pic.twitter.com/CaHROpjBsf
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) April 12, 2024
Later addressing party functionaries, Shah said Tamil Nadu had not witnessed development because of the “corrupt DMK and AIADMK”, though the state had potential.
The BJP alone has concern for the state’s development and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made the nation secure and prosperous, he claimed.
“The BJP is contesting this general election without being in alliance with either the DMK or AIADMK… Now the time has come for the people of Tamil Nadu to stand with Narendra Modi and make him Prime Minister for a third consecutive term,” Shah said.
Apologising for his inability to speak in Tamil, Shah said that Modi had taken Tamil pride to the world and only the BJP could take the Tamil language and its culture to other parts of the country. “I will try to speak in Tamil in two-to-five years,” he said.
Later, posting a video of his roadshow, Shah said there was overwhelming support for Modi 3.0 at the Madurai roadshow.
