Stalin slams BJP, says some parties have a 'riot mindset'

Castigating the BJP for allegedly attempting to create tension in society over a non issue, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday charged the saffron party with having riots embedded in its thinking to prevent development and growth.

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"It is nothing but cheap and mean politics. While we are always concerned about the development and progress of Tamil Nadu, some parties have riots embedded in their thinking. By orchestrating non-issues and attempting to bring them to the fore, they are placing hurdles on the path of development," he said, speaking at a government function held to inaugurate completed projects and lay the foundation for new ones at Madurai. The chief minister though didn't name the BJP, his reference to the Deepam row at the famed Thiruparan-kundram Murugan temple in the temple city orchestrated by the BJP and the Sangh Parivar left no doubt who he meant.