Cracks widen in BJP-AIADMK alliance as differences grow fast

The differences in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu seem to be widening with the ruling AIADMK and its ally BJP publicly bickering over a number of issues. Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami had announced that a committee will be formed to analyse the NEP 2020 to take a call whether to accept or to put it down. Meanwhile, the BJP leaders are claiming this NEP as a world-class one and it will standardize the education platform of the country.

New Delhi: With few months to go for Tamil Nadu State Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruling at the centre and Tamil Nadu’s ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) alliance is witnessing fissures as the differences between the national party and the Dravidian major have been continuing consistently.

After a few unknown persons who defaced AIADMK founder and ace Tamil matinee icon MG Ramachandran’s statue in Puducherry with the saffron shawl, the current leadership had come down hard against the BJP.

“We cannot tolerate these kinds of arrogant acts. Covering MGR’s statue with saffron shawl cannot be accepted at any cost. It is a barbaric act,” said

Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the Chief Minister and coordinator of the AIADMK. However, the BJP leaders claimed that saffron is not a colour for degrading.

Not only the MGR’s statue, but some had also tied saffron flag on the statue of former Chief Minister CN Annadurai/Anna, who is the mentor for MGR and late CM Karunanidhi as well.

Certainly, when MGR made a break away from the DMK, he named after Anna for his party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

O Panneerselvam who is also the coordinator and Dy CM of the state had also hit out at the people who covered saffron flag before the statue of Anna.

Adding fuel to this fire, the AIADMK led government on Monday announced that they will not allow the three- language policy proposed by the New Education Policy.

CM EPS had announced that a committee will be formed to analyse the NEP 2020 to take a call whether to accept or to put it down.

Meanwhile, the BJP leaders are claiming this NEP as a world-class one and it will standardize the education platform of the country.

Also, the quarrels between the BJP and AIADMK spokespersons are appearing in Television debates are also evident.

Kovai Selvaraj, the spokesperson, had given an open warning to the BJP leaders that no one from the saffron party could roam in Tamil Nadu after degrading MGR and Anna.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, a former BJP MP said, “AIADMK have their own ideologies and BJP has our sets of thoughts. Intellectuals are lauding NEP as it has various progressive aspects with it. It is too early to speak on the alliance as the Tamil Nadu State assembly polls are due in April only.”