Appealing to voters to strengthen the DMK rule by electing its candidate in the March 27 Pennagaram bypoll, deputy chief minister and DMK heavyweight M K Stalin on Monday said the reason behind his octogenarian father and CM M Karunanidhi’s campaign on Wednesday was to score a stunning victory with a huge margin of 50,000 to 60,000 votes besides making the rivals - AIADMK and PMK - to bite the dust.
“We have been scoring impressive victories in the bypolls with a margin of around 40,000. Questions have been raised in several quarters about Kalaignar’s campaign in Pennagaram since he had chosen not to campaign in previous elections. We want to take the margins further to 50,000 to 60000 votes and see our rivals losing their deposit,” Mr Stalin said at his first campaign point, Kurumpatti junction, on the outskirts of Dharmapuri.
Denying the charge of Ms Jayalalithaa on Hogenakkal integrated drinking water scheme, Stalin, who holds the water supply department also, threw a challenge to his bete-noire to prove her allegation. “We are committed to implement the scheme. I had visited Japan to secure funds for it. Tenders were awarded and civil works had been progressing fast,” he said and asked Ms Jayalalithaa to go with him to have a look at the ongoing work.
Listing out various welfare measures including
Re 1 a kg rice, waiver of
Rs 7,000 crore crop loan, marriage assistance to poor women, three eggs a week in noon meal and free insurance scheme, Mr Stalin appealed to the electorate to strengthen the hands of CM Karunanidhi.
He asked the voters to encourage the government, which has been devoting its energy to help the downtrodden and poor.
- Madhumitha
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