Congress sees BJP govt's hand in TN political crisis

February 08, 2017 09:20

The Congress party on Wednesday blamed BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for the political chaos going in Tamil Nadu and alleged that the latter was trying to utilise the situation to stamp the presence of the saffron party in the state.

"The Modi government is playing a dirty game. They want to create problems for the political parties and they want to get some advantage as the BJP has no hold in Tamil Nadu and they think this an opportunity to be utilised," state Congress president S Thirunavukkarasu told ANI.

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram has asked for fresh election to be conducted in the state.

"The only solution to the extraordinary political situation in Tamil Nadu is to dissolve the house and call for a general election as the people of Tamil Nadu must have a right immediately to elect a party and leadership of their choice," he said.

Meanwhile, suspense mounted over the swearing-in of V K Sasikala as chief minister of Tamil Nadu with the governor deferring his plans to go to Chennai, as charges and counter-charges flew thick and fast between AIADMK and rebel leaders over the death of J Jayalalithaa.

In the wake of the uncertainty over Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao's plans, the AIADMK asserted that it was the constitutional obligation of the governor to swear in Sasikala as chief minister and that there is no ground for stopping it.

Rao, who is governor of Maharashtra holding additional charge of Tamil Nadu, in Mumbai and has no plans to go to Chennai as of now, Raj Bhavan sources in Mumbai said, indicating that he could take a decision tomorrow.

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