TNCC chief takes dig at Tamilisai for comparing PM Modi with Kamaraj

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K Selvaperunthagai on Sunday slammed former Telangana Governor and senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan for comparing PM Modi’s regime with that of late CM Kamarajar’s rule.

It is the greatest betrayal to the great leader Kamaraj comparing his golden era with that of the corrupt government led by Narendra Modi, the TNCC president said.

The elitist political practices of Modi and his government cannot in any way be compared to that of K Kamaraj's regime, Selvaperunthagai said in a statement.

"I will leave it to the conscience of Tamilisai Soundararajan. I remind her how the Jantar Mantar residence Kamaraj in New Delhi was burnt down by people of her party when the then the president of the Indian National Congress (INC) Kamaraj was staying at the house," the statement read.

The rebuttal comes in the backdrop of the senior BJP leader Tamilisai claiming that PM Narendra Modi's regime is akin to the Kamaraj rule of today.

The Congress MLA took a dig at Tamilisai and said, "If you don't have even the slightest understanding of Kamaraj's regime, you can ask your father, Kumari Ananthan, who undertook a padayatra from Kanniyakumari to Chennai to establish Kamaraj's regime under the leadership of the Congress."

Lauding Kamaraj, the TNCC president said his regime was the golden age which took the people of Tamil Nadu on the development path.

"He (Kamaraj) laid the foundations of today's modern Tamil Nadu in independent India. He gave a balanced regime to all people benefiting all sectors. Kamaraj is an example and role model of simplicity, honesty and purity in public life," he added.

Earlier, Selvaperunthagai greeted actor Kamal Haasan for being re-elected as the president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM).