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BJP Questions Secular Name of TVK-Led Tamil Nadu Alliance
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and its partners have chosen a name for their alliance.
The name is “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance.”
They agreed on it during a meeting on Wednesday.
The meeting was held at the party’s office near Chennai.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nainar Nagenthran criticized the name.
He said the alliance’s statements about Tamil and Christianity did not match what he considers social secularism.
He also criticized comments attributed to Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Marie Wilson and Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar.
The article does not report a response from the alliance to his criticism.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led coalition partners adopted the name “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance.”
The decision was made during the alliance’s second round of consultations on Wednesday.
The consultations took place at the TVK headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai.
Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran questioned the alliance’s use of “secular.”
Nagenthran accused the C. Joseph Vijay-led party of promoting Tamil and Christianity.
- Who
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, its alliance partners, and Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran.
- What
- The TVK-led coalition adopted the name “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance,” which Nainar Nagenthran questioned.
- Where
- The consultations were held at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- When
- The alliance decision was made on Wednesday; Nainar Nagenthran commented on Thursday.
- Why
- The alliance adopted the name during its second round of consultations; Nainar Nagenthran criticized it because he accused the party of promoting Tamil and Christianity.
BJP criticism
Alliance position
Meaning of secularism
BJP criticism
Nainar Nagenthran said references to Christianity and Tamil did not represent social secularism and questioned the alliance’s name.
Alliance position
The alliance partners adopted the name “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance,” but the article does not provide their explanation or response to the BJP’s criticism.
Key facts
- Alliance name
- Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance
- Lead party
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
- Critic
- Nainar Nagenthran, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president
- Consultation round
- Second round of alliance consultations
- Meeting date
- Wednesday
- Meeting location
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam headquarters, Panaiyur near Chennai
- Main criticism
- Nagenthran questioned whether the alliance’s positions on Tamil and Christianity reflected social secularism.
Quotes
Nainar Nagenthran
President of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party
“It’s not social secularism. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Marie Wilson and Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar are only talking about Christianity and Tamil, which is not good.”
thehansindia.com
“They (TVK) are saying things like ‘Christianity is very good’. How is that social justice secularism? It’s not correct.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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