IADMK tears into DMK over CAB, dubs rival 'servile' to Cong

The AIADMK on Saturday tore into the DMK over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, asking if it had ever spoken a word about getting Indian citizenship for Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka when it shared power at the Centre for 17 years years.

Joining issue with the DMK for opposing CAB since it did not envisage citizenship to those from Sri Lanka, among others, AIADMK daily 'Namadhu Amma' targeted the M K Stalin- led party's ally Congress as well.

It alleged that since independence, Congress had ruled India for about 50 years and had never lifted a finger to come up with a permanent solution for refugees.

The AIADMK asked if DMK was not ashamed to try to gain "political mileage" by being "servile" to the Congress, which had such a track record on resolution of issues concerning refugees.

Demanding to know whether the DMK woke up to the plight of Lankan Tamils in India only now when the Centre came up with the CAB, the AIADMK said this legislation was for the well being of the 130 crore Indian people.

Mocking its arch rival, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu asked if the DMK had ever "spoken a word or sentence even for a moment anywhere, seeking citizenship for Eelam Tamils when it shared power at the Centre for about 17 years."
DMK had been vehemently opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill both inside and outside Parliament, saying it went against the interests of "minorities (apparently Muslim refugees) and Sri Lankan Tamils."
Stalin also had condemned Chief Minister K Palaniswami for the AIADMK's support to the CAB, saying the ruling party "betrayed minorities and Sri Lankan Tamils."