In his tweet, Okay Annamalai additionally thanked “PTR” for “drawing a correct distinction between DMK and BJP”.
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Okay Annamalai has launched a second audio clip, the place his social gathering claims state finance minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is heard denigrating the ruling DMK and accusing Chief Minister MK Stalin’s household of corruption. Within the audio clip – which NDTV can not independently confirm — the speaker is heard saying, “The CM’s son and son-in-law take away a bulk of the spoils”.
In what seems to be a reference to his quitting a celebration place after turning into minister, the speaker can also be heard praising the BJP’s “one man one put up” rule and slams DMK for “lack of system”.
In his tweet, Mr Annamalai has thanked “PTR” for “drawing a correct distinction between DMK and BJP”.
An analogous audio had surfaced just lately, wherein the speaker — purportedly PTR — is heard saying, “Udhayanidhi (Chief Minister M Okay Stalin’s son) and Sabareesan have gathered 30,000 crore”.
Calling the clip “fabricated”, the minister had stated that “no malicious makes an attempt to divide us will succeed”. He had additionally stated “extra such audios and movies” may come.
On April 14, Mr Annamalai launched what he calls the “DMK recordsdata” wherein he alleged that key DMK leaders have gathered property price Rs 1.34 lakh crore. The record included together with Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son and Sports activities Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, and different ministers together with Durai Murugan, EV Velu, Okay Ponmudy, V Senthil Balaji, and former Union Minister S Jagathrakshakan.
He had additionally alleged that in 2011, throughout the DMK’s earlier tenure, Mr Stalin was paid a Rs 200 crore bribe for favouring a non-public firm get a contract to produce coaches for Chennai Metro Rail.
The rail firm has denied this, saying “a good course of was adopted”.
The ruling DMK has denied allegations and issued authorized notices to Mr Annamalai, demanding an apology and big money damages of upto Rs 500 crore.
Mr Annamalai has refused to apologise and denied he has violated any defamation legislation. He has additionally demanded an impartial forensic evaluation of the audio.
Mr Annamalai has hit again, difficult the minister to supply an incriminating audio clip along with his voice.
Because the minister “is resting on an argument that this audio is fabricated, we problem him to supply an audio clip with comparable content material however as a substitute in my voice,” Mr Annamalai stated.
The state BJP management has urged Governor RN Ravi to order a forensic audit of the audio clip.
The BJP, which has marginal presence in Tamil Nadu, can also be witnessing a pressure in ties with ally the AIADMK.
The south social gathering has suffered three consecutive defeats in elections it contested in alliance with the BJP, after which some leaders had aired suspicion that the BJP may engineer a break up inside its ranks forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP has denied the allegations as baseless.
