‘Minority’ TVK government has ‘forced’ byelection for CM’s selfish gain: DMK president Stalin

DMK president M.K. Stalin campaigning for party candidate Suganya in Dharapuram on Friday. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S

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Baring a combative body language, DMK president M.K. Stalin on Friday said “actor Chief Minister” C. Joseph Vijay, after playing a hero in Jananayagan, had turned a villain by imposing a byelection through “horse-trading” and “murder of democracy”.

“I have come not just for votes, but also for justice from the electorate over the election being thrust on them by the Chief Minister, heading a ‘minority government’, for selfish gain,” Mr. Stalin said, seeking votes for the DMK’s candidate in the Dharapuram (Reserved) constituency, S. Suganya.

“The byelection is a waste of your tax money. The vote you had cast only months ago has been rendered infructuous,” Mr. Stalin told a massive gathering, adding that now was the opportunity to teach a lesson [to the TVK] by choosing a trustworthy candidate., he said, He also referred to TVK candidate Sathyabama’s switch to the ruling party after resigning as an AIADMK MLA as a “somersault”, while levelling horse-trading charges and making an oblique reference to her appearance.