It is said that a rift has arisen in the Tamil Nadu Congress due to the ongoing war of words between Congress MP Praveen Chakravarthy and former MLA Selvaperunthagai.
Both TVK members and Congress members have been alternately stating that Chief Minister Vijay is the prime ministerial candidate in the 2029 Lok Sabha election, while Rahul Gandhi is the candidate, respectively.
In this situation, speaking to reporters in Chennai today, Selvaperunthagai said, “If Rahul Gandhi is the Prime Minister, then the alliance parties must accept that he is the Prime Minister. If not, why should we be in this alliance?” he asked.
Responding to this, Congress Rajya Sabha member Praveen Chakravarthy said, “Who is Selvaperunthagai to comment on the alliance? He may have been whatever he was before. Is all that necessary now?”
Following this, in a social media post criticizing Praveen Chakravarthy, Selvaperunthagai said, “Someone who calls himself an intellectual asks who Selvaperunthagai is to speak about the alliance.
This is an extension of the filthy, communal, elitist mindset that washed the stage with water after our leader left in the northern state.
My question is: why have an alliance with anyone who does not accept the Honorable Leader of the Opposition of the country, Rahul Gandhi, as the prime ministerial candidate? That intellectual says the Chief Minister laughed and spoke with him for a long time about that.
Is laughing and talking with you for a long time the agreement for continuing in the alliance? Fine, if the Chief Minister at least once says that Rahul Gandhi is the prime ministerial candidate, that is enough. The problem is solved.
Don’t even ask the Chief Minister to say it; let someone in a leading position in that party say it. No, even that won’t do. When the Chief Minister spoke and laughed with you for a long time, did you firmly tell him that our alliance’s prime ministerial candidate is our leader Rahul Gandhi, and did he accept that and give you at least some assurance? If so, please say that much at least.
When criticism of Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, or the BJP is made in the Legislative Assembly, why is it swiftly removed from the Assembly records? Next time you are speaking and laughing with the Chief Minister, ask him and tell us.
It is easy to enjoy a position obtained without effort; it is hard to work and strengthen the movement. The height of a position does not determine a person’s political stature; it is determined by the work and dedication he has shown for the movement.
Time elevates many; the same time also causes many to be forgotten. But history will record the contributions of those who worked sincerely for a great movement.
The Congress movement is bigger than individuals. Its ideology is bigger than positions. Those who stand with the current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and say he is the prime ministerial candidate, while throwing stones at me for saying that my leader Mr. Rahul Gandhi is the Prime Minister, ask me who I am.
I say this loudly. I am a Congress worker who wants Mr. Rahul Gandhi to become Prime Minister. He has stated, “With self-respect, a son of this soil, an indigenous native.”
It is said that the war of words between these two has led to internal conflict within the Tamil Nadu Congress.
