BJP should answer why India played against Pakistan in Asia Cup cricket tournament post Pahalgam terrorist attack: Manickam Tagore

BJP cadre with honour should answer how did the Union Government allow India to play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup cricket tournament, said Congress MP, B. Manickam Tagore.

He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a signature campaign against “vote theft,” at Tirupparankundram here on Monday.

The Virudhunagar MP said that the BJP Government at the Centre had claimed that it would deny water to Pakistan as a retaliation to Pahalgam terrorist attack.

“However, on the insistence of Union Home Minister, Amit Shah’s son, Jay Shah, who is the Chairman of International Cricket Council, India was allowed to play against Pakistan. Any BJP cadre with honour should answer how this was allowed,” he said.

When asked about BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran’s statement that the national party would reunite the AIADMK factions to defeat the DMK in the Assembly election, Mr. Tagore pointed out that Amit Shah had met a woman claiming to be former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s daughter.

“However, he had denied audience to former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam,” Mr. Tagore claimed and said it was high time the AIADMK cadre thought about these developments.

Mr. Amit Shah has belittled the AIADMK to the maximum possible extent. “If the AIADMK still wants to continue its alliance with the BJP, no one can help the Dravidian party,” he said.

The signature campaign is being conducted across the nation to expose the “vote theft” by the BJP.