Dravidian model DMK govt will not allow communal politics in Tamil Nadu: Stalin

KALLAKURICHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday asserted that the ‘Dravidian model govt would never allow communal forces to divide the people of the state on religious lines and expressed optimism that the voters would ‘chase away’ the BJP at the ballot box during the next assembly polls.

Speaking after inspecting the footwear manufacturing unit constructed at a cost of more than Rs 2,000 crore by a Taiwan-based firm at Sipcot at Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district, Stalin said the ethos of Tamil Nadu was one of religious harmony, captured in the phrase ‘all religions are acceptable to us.’




This unity and brotherhood continued to “irritate the BJP, which is trying to do religion-based politics and split people,” he said.

“However, many agents they (BJP) recruit or somersaults they perform, they cannot ignite communal hatred among the united people of Tamil Nadu,” he declared, adding, “As long as this Stalin is here, as long as our Dravidian model govt is here, there will be no space for your politics of religious hatred here.”

Stalin said Tamil Nadu people would drive the BJP out “with their votes,” and added that “whatever drama you (BJP) enact, your tricks will not work in Tamil Nadu; your mantra will not succeed. Dravidian model govt 2.0 is a certainty.”

He accused the BJP-led Union govt of fostering a climate in which even children and disabled people were not spared from violence and hate, alleging that such incidents were taking place even on Christmas day. He said the BJP at the Centre had ‘created such a rotten atmosphere’ in the country and charged that this was the ‘model’ of governance the BJP and its allies were trying to replicate in Tamil Nadu as well.

He claimed that the state’s recent achievements across sectors are overwhelmingly the result of the DMK’s Dravidian model govt. He challenged the AIADMK to show that even 5% of this progress was made during its decade-old regime.

Turning to electoral preparations, Stalin urged citizens to ensure that their names were included on the voters’ list. Referring to recent news reports, he said there were cases of deceased people still on the rolls, while several long-time residents, including prominent journalists, had been left out.

“That is why we said the special intensive revision (SIR) should not be done in a hurry and that adequate time should be given,” he noted, asking those whose names were missing to immediately apply for inclusion. Safeguarding every individual’s voting right was essential to protecting India’s democracy, he stressed.

Stalin assured that both the Dravidian model govt and the DMK would stand by the people in this effort. “The next part of Tamil Nadu’s development is going to begin in 2026. I request all of you to continue to stand with us,” he appealed.

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