Stalin’s son targets PM; Swaraj, Jaitley daughters protest

A ballot marketing campaign speech made by DMK chief M Okay Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked up an argument on Thursday.
During his street present at Dharapuram on Wednesday, a day after Modi’s marketing campaign there for BJP state president L Murugan, Udhayanidhi mentioned: “Modi had come here yesterday and accused that I had taken a shortcut route… Who is saying that? Being the Chief Minister of Gujarat, we know that how Modi sidelined many… I have the list”.
He then went on to call occasion veterans L Okay Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Yashwant Sinha (who not too long ago joined Trinamool Congress); Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. He claimed Swaraj and Jaitley “died of troubles” for which he blamed the Prime Minister.
As movies of Udhayanidhi’s speech circulated, Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj Thursday tweeted to register her protest. “Udhayanidhi ji, please do not use my mother’s memory for your poll propaganda! Your statements are false! PM Narendra Modi ji bestowed utmost respect and honour on my mother. In our darkest hour, the PM and party stood by us rock solid! Your statement has hurt us,” she wrote tagging his father Stalin and the BJP.

Later within the night, Jaitley’s daughter Sonali Jaitley Bakhshi additionally tweeted: “@Udhaystalin ji, I know there is election pressure – but I won’t stay silent when you lie & disrespect my father’s memory. Dad @arunjaitley & Shri @narendramodi ji shared a special bond that was beyond politics. I pray you are lucky enough to know such friendship…”

Udhayanidhi, who’s main roadshows throughout the state for a number of weeks, mentioned that he wasn’t “scared” of Modi like E Okay Palaniswami or O Panneerselvam. “I am Udhayanidhi Stalin, Kalaignar’s grandson…,” he mentioned, referring to the late M Karunanidhi, to cheering crowds.