The recent Income Tax raids on people close to Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy had its impact on Friday as the AIADMK supported the NDA Government at the Centre during Friday’s no-confidence motion, according to MK Stalin, leader of the Opposition and DMK’s working president.
In a message posted in his social media site on Saturday, Stalin ridiculed bot the AIADMK for its support to the BJP-led government despite the anti-Tamil Nadu stance of the Centre.
“Support for the Modi Govt in the No Confidence Motion despite NEET, 15th Finance Commission, GST, Hindi imposition and communal politics is further proof of the quid pro quo arrangement between ADMK and BJP. IT raids on Chief Minister Edapadi Palaniswami’s family have achieved their objective,” said Stalin in his posting.
The DMK leader was referring to this week’s Income Tax raids on the SPK Group Companies, one of the leading infrastructure development firms in South India and which is alleged to be owned by people close to Chief Minister Palaniswamy.
Though he did not make any mention about the speech by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the party spokesman A Saravanan, described the speech one that the parliament on fire. “The blistering attack on the Prime Minister came from Rahul Gandhi,” said Saravanan, the DMK spokesman.
The DMK is scheduled to call on Governor Banwarial Purohit on Monday to submit a memorandum seeking the dismissal of the AIADMK Government. Stalin also came down heavily in the Centre for the recent Income Tax raids on the residences and business premises of the sister of Yogendra Yadav.
“I condemn the misuse of Central agencies to target political opponents and critics of the Government. This goes against numerous judgments of the Supreme Court.
law enforcement agencies should ultimately be freed from political influence,” the DMK leader demanded in his message.
It has been reported that unaccounted money to the tune of Rs 2.2 million was seized by the IT sleuths from the raid.