Stalin questions Vijay's Delhi visit, accuses Tamil Nadu CM of double standards
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, questioning his recent visit
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, questioning his recent visit to New Delhi and accusing him of applying different standards to political opponents and himself. Addressing party workers and supporters, Stalin recalled remarks allegedly made by Vijay during the previous DMK government's tenure whenever he travelled to the national capital. According to the DMK chief, Vijay had frequently accused him of visiting Delhi to avoid scrutiny by central agencies and had suggested that the DMK maintained an indirect understanding with the BJP.
Read Full Story "Whenever I travelled to Delhi as Chief Minister, the present Chief Minister made several allegations. He claimed that I had gone there to escape Enforcement Directorate cases and suggested that I had surrendered to the BJP for political benefits," Stalin said. Referring to Vijay's recent trip to Delhi, Stalin turned the same questions back on the Chief Minister. He asked whether Vijay's visit was linked to the Karur CBI case and whether he was reluctant to criticise the BJP out of concern that it could create difficulties for his government.
Stalin said his remarks were intended to expose what he described as inconsistencies in Vijay's political narrative. He argued that the accusations now being raised against the Chief Minister closely resembled those that had previously been levelled against the DMK leadership. 'I WILL NOT LOWER MY STANDARDS' At the same time, Stalin said he would refrain from making personal attacks and maintained that attending official events in New Delhi was part of a Chief Minister's duties. He stressed that such visits should not automatically be interpreted through a political lens.
"I will not lower my standards by making derogatory comments about the Chief Minister simply because he attended an official government programme in Delhi," Stalin said. The remarks come amid an escalating political battle between the ruling TVK-led government and the opposition DMK. In recent months, both sides have traded allegations over their respective equations with the BJP and the Union government, adding a fresh dimension to Tamil Nadu's evolving political landscape ahead of future electoral contests. Ends
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