Durai Vaiko, MDMK’s Headquarters Secretary and the occasion’s candidate for the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency
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The MDMK’s headquarters secretary and the occasion’s candidate for the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency, Durai Vaiko, on April 20, 2024, made it clear that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi could be the Prime Minister of the nation when the INDIA bloc fashioned a authorities on the Centre.
“The MDMK has been saying it for the previous two years and it’s also my private opinion that he ought to be the Prime Minister. I have no idea in regards to the views of our alliance companions,” he mentioned, at a press meet in Chennai, when informed that alliance companions had not but put forth a Prime Ministerial candidate.
Mr. Durai mentioned that even throughout his marketing campaign in Delhi, he had expressed his views on this topic. “I informed people who funds could be allotted for the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Schemes (MGNREGS) as soon as Rahul Gandhi grew to become the Prime Minister after a change of regime on the Centre. The individuals have been appreciative of this,” he mentioned, after his assembly with Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin to thank him for his assist.
Requested whether or not he would get a berth if the INDIA bloc was elected to energy, he mentioned he didn’t nurture any such ambitions. “I felt like laughing if you requested this query. Now we have contested in only one seat,” mentioned Mr Durai, recalling his resolution to enter the fray solely after the occasion’s cadre persuaded him to contest.
“Within the 2021 Meeting elections, I used to be provided the Sattur constituency to contest in. However I nominated my occasion cadre as a candidate,” he identified.
Mr. Durai expressed the hope that the DMK and its allies would win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry because the achievements of the DMK authorities had been properly acquired by individuals, significantly in rural areas and amongst ladies.
Requested about his occasion image, he mentioned he not confronted any drawback when it got here to popularising the ‘matchbox’ image. “It’s a well-known image and folks use matchboxes of their on a regular basis life,” he mentioned. It might be recalled that the MDMK misplaced its ‘prime’ image after the Election Fee of India refused to re-assign it this image as a result of occasion’s resolution to contest in just one seat within the elections.
Mr. Durai additionally mentioned he was additionally absolutely glad with the assist from, and the campaigning by the DMK’s leaders significantly Ministers Okay.N. Nehru, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, S. Regupathy and Siva V. Meyyanathan.
