CM accuses DMK of trying to win through 'back door'; slams

AIADMK top leader and Chief Minister K Palaniswami Saturday accused arch rival DMK of trying to secure victory in the polls through the "back door" by confusing people through false promises in its manifesto.

He said no single assurance in the M K Stalin-led party's manifesto could be implemented.

Waiver of crop and educational loans availed by farmers and students, bringing down the prices of LPG cylinders, scrapping the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, quota in private sector are among the poll promises of the DMK.

Hiking the Income Tax exemption limit to Rs eight lakh, devolving 60 per cent of the total tax revenue of the Centre to states were among the other assurances of the DMK and it has also made separate assurances for each of the 18 Assembly seats that will witness bypolls on April 18.

"Not even a single project announced in the DMK's poll manifesto can be implemented. What has Stalin done so far,? He intends securing votes by confusing people," the Chief Minister alleged.

Addressing a poll rally here, he said "DMK intends to get votes by confusing the people through their poll manifesto.

DMK thinks they can win the polls through the back door by confusing people with their tall poll promises. That will never happen."
Canvassing support for the AIADMK candidate for the bypoll to Andiapatti Assembly constituency, A Logirajan, the trained his guns on rival T T V Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, saying "you know well why the bypolls are being held for Andipatti seat."