Balaji said that after the death of Jayalalitha in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken care of the party (AIADMK) like a father.
New Delhi| Senior AIADMK leader and dairy minister in the E Palaniswami government TR Balaji said that PM Modi is the father of the party. In a shocking comment, he said that in former party supremo late J Jayalalita’s absence, PM Modi is party’s “daddy”.
He was addressing a party meeting in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar. Balaji said that after the death of Jayalalitha in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken care of the party (AIADMK) like a father.
Tamil Nadu Minister K T Rajendra Balaji: When Amma(Jayalalithaa) was alive she was in full control, her decisions were her own. So,it was different but in today's context due to absence of Amma, Modi is our daddy. He is India's daddy. So we have accepted his leadership. (8.3.19) pic.twitter.com/ex9c1MT96W
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2019
Balaji said, “Now Modi is our father. Since we lost Amma, PM Modi guided us and supported us. Modi is not just the father of AIADMK, he is also the father of the country. That is why we have aligned with the BJP.”
During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the late Jayalalitha had given a slogan- that the people have to choose between a woman from Tamil Nadu or Modi of Gujarat. In a way, it became very popular among the party workers.
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