₹35 crore to topple Vijay govt: TVK MLA alleges horse-trading; ‘DMK hyperlink’ emerges
Almost two months after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief C Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu chief ministerstartling revelations of makes an attempt to topple the federal government have surfaced with allegations being made in opposition to the DMK.
An MLA has come ahead claiming that he was supplied cash to give up the TVC occasion, hinting at alleged makes an attempt at political horse-trading.
MLA N Elaiyaraja claimed that he was supplied ₹35 crore and threatened to affect his vote in a legislative decision, following which police registered a case and arrested three individuals, officers stated, information company ANI reported.
Horse-trading allegations
In his criticism, Elaiyaraja stated that an individual named Thirunavukkarasu contacted him and claimed to be operating an opinion polling organisation referred to as Indian Political Democratic Methods (IPDS), saying he was reaching out on the request of members of a serious political occasion.
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He additional alleged that Thirunavukkarasu later requested him to vote in a specific method throughout a proposed decision in opposition to the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Meeting and supplied him as much as ₹35 crore as inducement, ANI reported.
Elaiyaraja stated he was threatened after refusing the provide and warned in opposition to disclosing the dialog. Three folks had been arrested following the criticism. They’ve been recognized as Thirunavukkarasu of Arumbakkam, Chennai, together with Naresh of Tiruchirappalli and Thiyagarajan of Medavakkam, Chennai.
DMK connection within the horse-trading row
A reference to the DMK, TVK’s opposition within the Tamil Nadu Meeting, emerged when probe discovered that V Ashok Kumar, brother of former DMK minister and present MLA for Coimbatore South V Senthil Balaji, reportedly met the accused Naresh in Chennai.
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It was additionally said that Thirunavukkarasu acted on directions allegedly linked to V. Senthil Balaji and V Ashok Kumar.
TVK slams DMK
Reacting to the event, Tamil Nadu minister P Nirmal Kumar on Wednesday slammed the DMK, saying that for the final 40 days, the opposition occasion has been attempting to poach his occasion MLAs. He stated that former chief minister MK Stalin is unable to digest folks’s verdict within the just lately concluded Meeting polls that resulted in Vijay’s victory.
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“We now have been saying constantly for the final 40 days that the DMK, Stalin, and his group have been attempting to poach our MLAs. A couple of days in the past, one in all our MLAs was threatened by DMK members. This was backed by Senthil Balaji and his brother, Ashok. With their assist, they allegedly supplied round ₹35 crore to one in all our MLAs and requested him to vote in opposition to TVK when a no-confidence movement in opposition to the Speaker is introduced. That was their request. When he refused, he was allegedly threatened severely by DMK members. He has filed a criticism together with all of the proof. Based mostly on this, the police have arrested three individuals. All three are shut aides of Senthil Balaji,” Kumar was quoted as saying.
He condemned the alleged horse-trading and stated that Stalin isn’t accepting folks’s verdict, however has joined arms with the AIADMK, and topple the federal government.
