Giving ample indication of having cemented ties with the BJP to fight lok Sabha elections, DMDK chief Vijayakanth on Saturday sought votes for Narendra Modi and NDA and terming the combine a “victory alliance”.
Actor-politician Vijayakanth, who had hit the campaign trail on Friday after unilaterally announcing five party candidates, made no reference to the alliance with BJP, Modi or NDA, which led to confusion in the saffron camp over the electoral pact. However, with the two parties announcing the conclusion of the seat-sharing agreement overcoming the brief hiccup, the DMDK chief on Saturday put speculation to rest by seeking votes for the NDA in the lok Sabha elections.
On his second day of campaigning at Cheyyar, which falls under the Arani Parliamentary constituency, Vijayakanth hailed BJP stalwart AB Vajpayee and said the Golden Quadrilateral project during the BJP regime has made travel easy. Stating that Modi could ensure graft-free governance, Vijayakanth said people must vote against corruption. “He is the only one who can root out corruption,” he said, adding a formal announcement of candidates will be made soon by the BJP.
Targeting both ruling AIADMK and DMK, both of which he likened to “cobra”, he alleged they had ruined Tamil Nadu and appealed to the voters to defeat these parties.