 "I have excellent relations with Jayalalithaa: Narendra Modi")
An alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the J Jayalalithaa-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) might still be possible after the elections. The indication came from none other than the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi himself.
During an interview to Asian News International on Wednesday, Modi said he shared excellent rapport with Jayalalithaa.
“We (BJP and AIADMK) might have different ideologies. But at a personal level, I have excellent relations with Jayalalithaaji. We haven’t made bitter statements against each other. I don’t believe there are any political untouchables,” Modi told the news agency.
Modi had said: “The Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam and the AIADMK, when they are in power, spend most of their energy in destroying each other. They are not devoted to the people. They think people are in their pockets but they can’t take people for granted.”
Pulling up the BJP, Jayalalithaa had said: “If Tamil Nadu’s rights are to be secured in the Cauvery river water issue in the ensuing Parliamentary elections, people should not vote for the BJP or Congress. Tamil Nadu’s lifeline problem is the Cauvery river problem. Whether it is the Congress or the BJP-led Central government, as far as the Cauvery river water issue is concerned, both have the habit of betraying the interests of Tamil Nadu.”
During an interview to Asian News International on Wednesday, Modi said he shared excellent rapport with Jayalalithaa.
“We (BJP and AIADMK) might have different ideologies. But at a personal level, I have excellent relations with Jayalalithaaji. We haven’t made bitter statements against each other. I don’t believe there are any political untouchables,” Modi told the news agency.
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Notably, Modi’s comments come days after he and the Tamil Nadu chief minister attacked each other during their campaigns.
Modi had said: “The Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam and the AIADMK, when they are in power, spend most of their energy in destroying each other. They are not devoted to the people. They think people are in their pockets but they can’t take people for granted.”
Pulling up the BJP, Jayalalithaa had said: “If Tamil Nadu’s rights are to be secured in the Cauvery river water issue in the ensuing Parliamentary elections, people should not vote for the BJP or Congress. Tamil Nadu’s lifeline problem is the Cauvery river problem. Whether it is the Congress or the BJP-led Central government, as far as the Cauvery river water issue is concerned, both have the habit of betraying the interests of Tamil Nadu.”
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