- Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal took a swipe at the BJP over the AIADMK walking out of the National Democratic Alliance.
- Those still with them (NDA) are “opportunistic alliances with no ideological glue”-Sibal said.
- The BJP is like the “camel in the tent”, he said.
- The AIADMK-BJP alliance has been on the brink after the Tamil Nadu party’s anger over BJP state boss K Annamalai’s comments about late former chief ministers CN Annadurai and J Jayalalithaa.
- The break-up was announced by AIADMK Deputy General Secretary KP Munusamy after a resolution was passed unanimously at a meeting of MPs, MLAs, and district heads in Chennai.
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal took a swipe at the BJP over the AIADMK walking out of the National Democratic Alliance, saying that another ally has left them and those still with them are “opportunistic alliances with no ideological glue”.
Ending its four-year-old ties with the BJP, the AIADMK announced it was walking out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said it would lead a separate front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The decision to break away from the NDA was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by party chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.
In a post on X, Mr. Sibal said, “AIADMK exits NDA. Yet another ally leaves them! Those still with them are opportunistic alliances with no ideological glue: Pawar & Shinde in Maharashtra & alliances in the North East.” The BJP is like the “camel in the tent”, he said.
Mr. Sibal, a union minister during UPA I and II, quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party’s support.
The AIADMK-BJP alliance has been on the brink after the Tamil Nadu party’s anger over BJP state boss K Annamalai’s comments about late former chief ministers CN Annadurai and J Jayalalithaa.
Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK has snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance – just months before the national election – amid a row over comments by the latter party’s state boss, K Annamalai. The AIADMK had accused the BJP leader of deliberately defaming its present and past leaders.
The break-up was announced by AIADMK Deputy General Secretary KP Munusamy after a resolution was passed unanimously at a meeting of MPs, MLAs, and district heads in Chennai. AIAMK spokesperson Sasirekha said, “This is the happiest moment for us. We are very happy to face the upcoming elections on our own, whether Parliamentary or Assembly.”
Party workers burst firecrackers and distributed sweets to celebrate. One Worker G Venkatesh said, “We didn’t get minorities votes because of BJP alliance. Now we will win all 39 seats in next year’s Lok Sabha election.”
(With Inputs from agencies)
