MK Stalin likens PM Modi's Tamil Nadu trips to migratory bird's

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Wednesday took strong exception to PM Modi's campaign in the state and likened the latter's visits to a migratory bird arriving at the sanctuary during season and posed him questions on a series of issues. The PM has come to the state with a set of guarantees for the 2024 general elections as his Gujarat model and Chaukidar role has been exposed, he said.

"PM Modi himself hovers over Tamil Nadu during the poll season just like migratory birds come to the sanctuary during the season. ... will you give these guarantees?" Stalin, who is chief of the governing DMK, asked in a post on the social media platform X.

He sought to know from Modi, if he could guarantee conducting caste census, remove the quota ceiling, implement quota for SC, ST and OBC, exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET, never to impose Hindi and Sanskrit, and transferring education to state list.