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BJP questions ‘secular’ name of TVK-led alliance
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The decision was taken at the second round of consultations among the alliance partners, held at the TVK headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai on Wednesday.
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday questioned the ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’ name adopted by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led coalition in the state, while accusing the C. Joseph Vijay-led party of “promoting Tamil and Christianity”.
The decision was taken at the second round of consultations among the alliance partners, held at the TVK headquarters in Panaiyur near Chennai on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Nagenthran said: “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.”
“They (TVK) are saying things like ‘Christianity is very good’. How is that social justice secularism? It’s not correct,” he asserted.
