DMK Demands Tamil Nadu BJP Chief’s Apology Over “Degrading” State Anthem
DMK MP Kanimozhi has demanded an apology from Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai for “disrespecting” the kingdom anthem `Tamil Thai Vazthu’ at some stage in his birthday birthday celebration’s election marketing campaign in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district. “How can someone, who couldn’t forestall his birthday birthday celebration individuals from degrading ‘Tamil Thai Vazthu’, care approximately human beings of Tamil Nadu?” Kanimozhi wrote on Twitter.
Countering the DMK chief, Mr Annamalai tweeted an antique information clip of Chief Minister MK Stalin, then the Opposition Leader, wherein it became stated that when hoisting the country wide flag at an occasion, the country wide anthem became now no longer performed.
In his tweet, Mr Annamalai said, “Do you want all this with a frontrunner who would not recognize to play the country wide anthem after hoisting our country wide flag? Isn’t yours the records of getting rid of the line “Kannadamung Kalitelungum Kavinmalayalamum Tuluvum” from the Tamil Thai kingdom anthem and sowing the department of the kingdom?” “Our handiest project is to keep the Tamil human beings from you and DMK’s reasonably-priced politics. Do now no longer worry,” he added.
According to a viral video of the occasion, the kingdom anthem of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Thai Vazthu, became performed at the degree at some stage in a BJP election marketing campaign occasion in Shivamogga. But it became stopped halfway with the aid of using senior BJP chief KS Eswarappa who requested them to play the kingdom anthem of Karnataka.
The occasion happened on Thursday and became attended with the aid of using Mr Annamalai. The polls for the 224-seat Assembly in Karnataka will take region on May 10 and the counting of votes might be hung on May 13.
