Cannot blame BJP for problems in AIADMK: TTV Dinakaran

“They (leaders) told me that names of themselves and their family members were in Reddy’s diary, which was seized by the I-T department. Still, I wouldn’t blame the BJP. This is politics. And the raids were happening across the country during that period after demonetisation. If the allegation that the BJP was purposely targeting the AIADMK and misused their powers is true, they will suffer in the next election in Tamil Nadu and across India,” he said.

Dinakaran —- nephew of V K Sasikala who is against the unified AIADMK ruling the state —- said that the merger was nothing but EPS joining OPS, not the other way around. He said Palaniswami was a traitor who betrayed the party and cadres by joining hands with Panneerselvam.

Claiming that he was not afraid of anyone, Dinakaran said, “We are the products of a party led by courageous leader J Jayalalithaa.”

Regarding state minister C Sreenivasan’s remarks that top leaders including Dinakaran had “lied” about the health condition of late Jayalalithaa to the public, Dinakaran said they had footage of Jayalalithaa getting treatment in hospital and would hand it over at “an appropriate time”.

At a public meeting on Friday night, Srinivasan said that AIADMK leaders had lied after the late CM’s health last year so that people believe that her condition was improving. “The truth is that nobody saw her,” he had said, seeking an apology from the people.