TN Next Target of BJP's Divisive Politics, Alleges DMK Coalition

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu on Sunday appealed to people and all other secular parties to not allow the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to deprive all sections of the society of the right to worship.

- Divya Chandrababu

CHENNAI:

"It has become a routine for the BJP and its affiliates, the RSS, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other right-wing organisations to systematically divide people on religious lines and seek political gain from it," the statement read. "They are doing such divisive politics in the form of Babri Masjid and Ajmer Dargah. Their next target is Tamil Nadu," it added.

The statement was signed by 12 parties in the DMK's coalition and part of the INDIA bloc, including Congress, Left parties (CPI, CPI-M) and Indian Union Muslim League.

The development took place after the BJP and other right-wing organisations held a massive protest earlier this month against a few people, reportedly belonging to the Muslim community, for allegedly consuming meat at the hillock of Thiruparankundram at Madurai district in Tamil Nadu. The hill houses the Thiruparankundram Murugan temple as well as a dargah, and people from both the communities have co-existed since ages.