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'Campaign starts': BJP rejects Kanimozhi's Hindi imposition remark

Tamil Nadu is tipped to go the polls in the first half of next year with the BJP looking to make an entry into the southern state

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Kanimozhi said that a CISF officer allegedly asked her if she was an Indian after the MP asked to be communicated in either Tamil or English.

IANS New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 10 2020 | 7:08 AM IST

After DMK leader Kanimozhi cried of Hindi imposition while narrating an incident in an airport where she was allegedly asked about her citizenship, the BJP took a sharp jibe at her, alleging that the southern party's charge is motivated with electoral benefits in mind.

The saffron party fielded its tallest southern leader and General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh who took to Twitter to counter Kanimozhi's charge, saying "Assembly elections are 8 months away ... Campaign starts."

Tamil Nadu is tipped to go the polls in the first half of next year with the BJP looking to make an entry into the southern

Topics : Kanimozhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Bharatiya Janata Party Air India

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