DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Sunday criticised the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai. Annadurai asserted that his party would not allow anyone to undermine Tamil Nadu’s cultural identity and the heritage of its people.
Speaking to news agency ANI , Annadurai criticised Congress leader Gandhi, stating he lacked the courtesy to name the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in a neutral language like English. Rahul Gandhi comes here and waxes eloquent… You did not even have the courtesy to name it in Tamil or a neutral language like English. Analyze and inquire into everything. The more you learn, the more knowledge flows. The heart of being a student is curiosity, is asking a question, is the thirst for knowledge, and this curiosity that is in the heart of every student, it gives you your power. “This curiosity. It does not sit in the air. It has a foundation. What is the foundation of your curiosity? It is your language. It is your culture, your history, your traditions, your land. This is the foundation from which you can begin to ask questions. Without this foundation, curiosity is impossible. The friction between the Congress and DMK stems from major political shifts after the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
Because someone else has said it, do not follow anything just.
Annadurai said, “There is no big difference between the BJP and Congress. Gandhi, while addressing the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Chennai, said, “What does Periyar tell students? And then the great poet says, ‘The deeper you dig a well in sand, the more water springs up. “It gives you the power to ask questions, to explore new things, new places, to imagine a new future, to imagine your own future, to imagine the future of your state, to imagine the future of your friends, your family, and most importantly, it gives you the ability to make choices,” the Congress leader added. Questions cannot be asked, and a strong future, a good future, cannot be developed,” Gandhi said.
