Tamil Nadu: DMK minister PK Sekar Babu courts controversy over ‘North Indian’ remark

PK Sekar Babu remarks will be seen in reference to the BJP coming into the Tamil Nadu Meeting after twenty years.

Lower than a month for the reason that DMK got here to energy in Tamil Nadu, one in all its ministers waded into controversy with a divisive comment. Tamil Nadu Minister of Hindu Spiritual and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) PK Sekar Babu in the present day stated that North Indians who’re getting richer within the state haven’t been voting for the Dravidian occasion. “I can see you North Indians getting richer right here. It’s not due to the BJP however because of the Dravidian occasion. You’ve not been voting for us however for the BJP. You say that you just voted for us however you cheated on us. Earlier, there was a poll paper system however now if you happen to press a button, the EVM will present whom you could have voted for,” stated Babu.

Addressing a gathering, he requested the occasion staff to disgrace the wrongdoers by serving to them. “Make a wrongdoer really feel responsible and shy him by doing him a favour. If others hurt you, do good unto them, in order that they’re shamed into realising their errors,” he stated in Chennai.

I can see you North Indians getting richer. It is not due to BJP however Dravidian occasion. You have been voting not for us however for BJP. You say you voted for us however you cheat. Earlier there was poll,now if we press button, it’s going to present whom you voted for: Tamil Nadu min PK Sekar Babu pic.twitter.com/leb0ARLcOU

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2021

PK Sekar Babu remarks will be seen in reference to the BJP coming into the Tamil Nadu Meeting after twenty years.

Notably, PK Sekar Babu was earlier with AIADMK and had joined the DMK in 2011. This time, whereas the DMK contested the ballot in alliance with the Congress, the AIADMK fought the Tamil Nadu meeting polls with the BJP. It’s worthwhile to say right here that the BJP gained 4 seats within the not too long ago concluded meeting polls after 20 years. It had gained 4 seats in 2001 however drew blanks within the 2006, 2011 and 2016 meeting polls.

Of the 20 candidates that the BJP fielded, M R Gandhi from Nagercoil, Nainar Nagendran from Tirunelveli, C Saraswathi from Modakurichi and Mahila Morcha chief Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimbatore South have been the 4 profitable candidates.