Chennai: A serious political row has erupted after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Tenkasi south district secretary J. Jayabalan stated on Wednesday that Tamil Nadu would enhance provided that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “completed off”. 

Jayabalan’s speech at a protest in Tenkasi in opposition to the particular investigative report (SIR) within the state has drawn sharp condemnation from the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP), which accused the ruling DMK of normalising hate speech and fostering an environment of animosity the place leaders challenge threats in opposition to the PM.

DMK leaders, Sankarankovil MLA E Raja and Tenkasi MP Rani Srikumar, additionally attended the protest.

ThePrint reached out to Jayabalan, who declined to touch upon the controversy. The DMK has not but issued an official assertion.

The comment comes hours earlier than Modi visits Coimbatore to inaugurate the South India Pure Farming Summit, which is anticipated to attract 5,000 farmers. Modi may even work together with farmers practising natural farming and can honour 10 exemplary farmers, and launch the PM-KISAN instalment of Rs 18,000 crore for 9 crore farmers.

Reacting to the DMK chief’s comment, BJP State President Nainar Nagendran has demanded that the state authorities arrest the DMK chief for issuing a demise menace to Modi.

In a publish on X, BJP Info Expertise wing head Amit Malviya stated that Jayabalan’s speech mirrored the “hate-filled extremism” thriving below the DMK regime and demanded his rapid arrest: “That is the lawlessness that thrives below the DMK regime, the place leaders really feel emboldened to challenge demise threats in opposition to the Prime Minister.”

(Edited by Insha Jalil Waziri)

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