M R Okay Panneerselvam sparks row with ‘North Indians clear tables’ in Tamil Nadu comment; BJP hits again | India Information

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Get together on Tuesday hit out at a Tamil Nadu minister over remarks about North Indian migrant staff, accusing the ruling DMK of repeatedly focusing on migrants and fuelling social divisions within the state.The BJP was reacting to feedback made by DMK agriculture minister M R Okay Panneer Selvam at a celebration occasion in Chengalpattu, the place he referred to North Indians working in low-paying jobs.“Folks from the North are coming right here to scrub tables, have interaction in building works, promote pani puri. As a result of he learnt solely Hindi and had no job alternative there, he has come right here,” the minister mentioned.In a put up on X, the BJP mentioned the remarks have been derogatory and mirrored a broader sample throughout the DMK.“At a celebration occasion in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, DMK agriculture minister Shri MRK Panneer mocked North Indian migrants as “desk cleaners and pani puri sellers.” In at present’s India, individuals from each state work in every single place – North, South, and internationally. No job is small. No citizen is inferior,” the social gathering mentioned.The BJP alleged that such feedback have been significantly harmful at a time when incidents of violence in opposition to migrant staff have been being reported in Tamil Nadu.“This isn’t an remoted slip; it’s a sample. DMK leaders have repeatedly derided migrant staff, particularly for being North Indian or for talking Hindi. At a time when violence in opposition to harmless migrant staff in Tamil Nadu is rising, such statements are reckless and harmful, branding a complete group as “low normal” and fuelling hate on the streets,” the put up mentioned.The social gathering additionally questioned the silence of leaders from the opposition INDI alliance over the controversy.“Now a direct query to the INDI alliance: in case you declare to face for unity, human dignity, and social justice, why this deafening silence? Is alliance compulsion extra vital than nationwide unity? Do Shri RahulGandhi, Priyanka Gandhi , Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav endorse this hatred by staying quiet? Is that this your concept of justice which is dividing Indians for votes? Full disgrace!” the BJP mentioned.There was no instant response from the DMK or the leaders named by the BJP on the difficulty.In the meantime, Tamilnadu BJP president in a put up on X mentioned, “Leaders of Arivalayam who incite hatred in opposition to North Indians!At the same time as assaults on North Indians are already rampant beneath the DMK regime, I strongly condemn the Minister of DMK, Mr. MRK Panneer,for mocking them at a gathering held in Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district by saying, “North Indians come to Tamil Nadu solely to promote pani puri, work in building, or wipe tables.” The DMK Minister should instantly search a public apology from the individuals for his smug speech.In our Tamil land, which has upheld equality and brotherhood by means of the life philosophy of “Yadhum Oore, Yaavarum Keleer,” it’s not solely deplorable but in addition harmful that DMK leaders proceed to sow seeds of hatred in opposition to North Indians. Do the Congress and Communist events, as alliance companions of DMK, endorse this divisive politics of the DMK, which strives to divide individuals ethnically into North and South?In our Bharat, which shares a unified cultural heritage “from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari,” the individuals will uproot and solid away this venomous creeper known as DMK—which toils to grab energy and authority by utilizing North Indian individuals as scapegoats—within the upcoming Meeting elections!”