Nitish Kumar didn’t spell out any plan for INDIA Bloc, mentioned TR Baalu (File)

Chennai:

JD(U) President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar mentioned ‘solely Hindi ought to be spoken’ and the occasion tolerated it for the sake of cordiality in INDIA alliance, DMK chief TR Baalu mentioned right here on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters after holding seat sharing talks with Congress leaders right here, TR Baalu, when requested on the exit of Nitish Kumar from the INDIA bloc mentioned it appeared that proper from the start he had ‘some points’ and there wouldn’t be any electoral ‘injury’ as a result of his transfer.

To a query concerning the ‘Bihar Chief Minister’s assertion that nothing labored as per his plan within the INDIA bloc,’ TR Baalu requested: “What did he plan? He did not spell out any plan, he said only Hindi should be spoken and only that (message) remains.” Elaborating, TR Baalu, a DMK Lok Sabha member and chief of the Parliamentary occasion mentioned, “He (Nitish Kumar) said everyone should talk in Hindi. We tolerated it. Even then, we kept quiet, as a compromise, for the sake of cordiality in the alliance. It was said that English must not be spoken. This is an ordinary matter (hinting at politics). It is okay.” The DMK chief’s reference made was to one of many INDIA bloc conferences by which Nitish Kumar reportedly harassed on use of Hindi.

DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi requested, “What is the guarantee that Nitish Kumar will continue with the BJP alliance till the Parliament election? Let us wait and see.” Dubbing Nitish Kumar as ‘fickle minded,’ RS Bharathi mentioned the Bihar Chief Minister’s picture has ‘gone down’ among the many folks.

It was not Nitish Kumar, however DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who first initiated efforts for bringing collectively Opposition events on the nationwide degree to tackle the BJP, RS Bharathi informed reporters.

The INDIA bloc’s ‘success’ in clinching a ballot deal in Uttar Pradesh (with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party), the largest state within the nation, shall be replicated in different elements of the nation, the DMK chief expressed confidence.

DMK spokesperson J Constandine Ravindran mentioned Nitish Kumar’s exit from the INDIA bloc is a “loss” for the BJP and a “gain” for the opposition alliance. 

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