Tamil Nadu Minister Arunraj on Friday said there was “no situation” in which the state government or the Chief Minister would bow to any pressure. He added that even ahead of elections, the administration had not acted out of fear of any external push.
Speaking in Chennai, Arunraj alleged that while the DMK speaks about ideology, state rights and social justice, it had been involved in corruption during its earlier tenure. He claimed this had left the party in a position where it was forced into the BJP’s grip, and said his side opposed such a trajectory.
He further alleged that the DMK was compromising its stated principles without an election-time alliance, and doing so for self-interest, including to protect certain family members. He said this was “painful” to see in politics.
On the Cauvery issue, the minister said MLAs from all parties had spoken in the Assembly. He questioned how an all-party MPs’ meeting on constituency delimitation could be boycotted merely because an all-party meeting was not convened specifically on the Cauvery dispute, calling delimitation an important matter that warranted participation.
