In the wake of PM Modi’s power-packed Tamil Nadu rally, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Anand Dubey unleashed a blistering attack on the BJP’s election playbook. Describing it as a clarion call for NDA’s assembly poll preparations, Dubey ridiculed the BJP’s alliance desperation in a state where DMK-Congress reigns supreme.
‘No base whatsoever—no assembly seats, no Lok Sabha voices, no local network,’ Dubey told IANS. ‘BJP aims to infiltrate by latching onto regional players, but Tamil Nadu voters are sharp—they’ll judge fairly.’
He broadened the lens to Modi’s pan-South push: ‘Same story in Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala. Persistence might pay off in a hundred years.’ Maharashtra flashbacks followed: Balasaheb Thackeray propelled BJP forward, yet they dismantled his party. ‘Alliance with BJP? Prepare for division,’ Dubey forewarned.
On Tharoor skipping Congress’s crucial Delhi meet, Dubey opined, ‘Congress’s headache. Tharoor brings experience; ignoring him in factional wars is folly. Reconciliation is key.’
Balasaheb’s anniversary evoked praise: A towering figure beyond Maharashtra, his Hindu rights crusade had global reverberations. Dubey decried the current Shiv Sena split by those once groomed by him. As southern states gear up for battles, Dubey’s words highlight BJP’s expansion hurdles and opposition unity challenges.