INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalins 70th birthday turned out to be a virtual launchpad for yet another effort to
get a couple of amongst the major non-BJP parties on the very same page for the 2024 elections-- in principle, if not as part of a
front.While Stalin disposed of the extremely concept of a third front and called for opposition unity, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge
stated a joint prime ministerial prospect wasnt the top priority; beating BJP is.Sharing the dais at Wednesdays event were National
Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, SP president Akhilesh Yadav and RJDs Tejashwi Yadav
Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and her Telangana equivalent K Chandrashekar Rao were conspicuous by their lack
DMK sources said just 4 major parties were invited.Stalin, who spoke last, was in advance about why he believes a bigger alliance would not
Talk of a 3rd front is pointless
I ask for all the celebrations opposed to BJP to comprehend this easy electoral arithmetic and stand unified, he stated
This is not my birthday meeting, its the inaugural occasion for India's new politics, he said.Turning to Kharge, Stalin stated among the
resolutions of the 85th plenary session of Congress-- that it was all set to deal with like-minded parties-- was the perfect birthday
The 2024 basic elections are not about who must win, however about who should not win, he stated
We must beat BJP, which is trying to divide an unified India by common fascism and turn it into an autocracy, he said.Parties ought to
understand that enabling local differences to choose nationwide politics would do just harm to them, the CM advised
I am saying this to all, consisting of Congress, he said.Kharge, too, required unity to start with
I never ever stated who will lead, who will become the Prime Minister
I am telling you that we wish to fight together, he said
Today, the country is going through hard times
The common man is hit by inflation
Youth is struck by unemployment, however BJP is interested in polarising society to win elections
We have actually seen such efforts in TN likewise, but this state will not yield an inch to BJP ..
I am sure chief minister Stalin will lead and enhance this battle, he said.Farooq advised Stalin to go into national politics
Its time to come to the nationwide scene and build the country as you have constructed this state, he said
To Khargeji, I say let us forget who is going to end up being the Prime Minister
Let us initially win the elections
The PM does not matter, the country matters
Tejashwi said democracy itself remained in danger
There is attack on our Constitution
All the constitutional authorities are pirated
There is an undeclared emergency situation in India
I attract all the opposition celebrations to come to one platform to combat this
Akhilesh Yadav admired Stalin for his governments deal with education and in collaborating with different parties under the social justice
