BJP growing in rural areas: Kirubanidhi

By Our Staff Reporter

MAMALLAPURAM, JUNE 2. The president of the State unit of the BJP, Dr. S. Kirubanidhi, today termed `childish' the decision of the Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, to discontinue the welfare schemes that had been initiated by the DMK government.

Instead of implementing her agenda for the people, she was indulging in victimisation, he told reporters here. Mr. Kirubanidhi had come to preside over a two-day State working committee of the party to discuss the post-election scenario.

The BJP had been growing in rural areas, he said adding that though the party failed to win more number of seats, it was able to garner more votes than before.

When pointed out that the BJP had done little to retain the PMK and MDMK in the NDA, Dr. Kirubanidhi said they decided to leave the coalition on their own.

On reports about the likelihood of BJP joining hands with the AIADMK, he said such reports were being made deliberately.

Over 150 delegates, including Mr. Pon Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr. L. Ganesan, State general secretary, and the four MLAs-Mr. K. N. Lakshmanan, Mr. H. Raja, Mr. Jagaveerapandian and Mr. Muralidharan-are attending the meeting.

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