BJP leader asks Madurantakam voters to consider alleged horse trading
BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran has urged voters in Madurantakam to consider allegations that money changed hands when former AIADMK legislator Maragatham Kumaravel resigned and joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. Nagenthran made the comments while campaigning for the AIADMK candidate in the by-election.
Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran has urged voters in Madurantakam to consider allegations of horse trading ahead of the Assembly by-election. Nagenthran was campaigning on Tuesday for the AIADMK candidate fielded in the constituency. He referred to former AIADMK legislator Maragatham Kumaravel, who resigned and joined the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam before being fielded again as a candidate by that party.
The BJP leader asked voters to consider how much money may have changed hands in connection with the resignation and political move. He did not provide evidence in the source material to support the allegation. “There has been horse trading here.
How much money did the MLA get?” Nagenthran said, according to The Hindu. He also asked voters to consider how many crores of rupees the TVK may have given. Nagenthran argued that the resignation had caused unnecessary expenditure for the public exchequer because a by-election was required.
The source material does not give the date of the poll or details of the other candidates. The BJP leader also criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s recent visit to London.
He said an agreement with Ashok Leyland could have been signed while the chief minister was in India. Nagenthran further alleged that the police force was not under anybody’s control, but the report does not provide details or evidence for that claim. The comments were made as part of the AIADMK campaign in Madurantakam.
The source material does not include a response from Kumaravel, the TVK or the Tamil Nadu government to Nagenthran’s allegations and criticisms.
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