BJP fighting a proxy election, says: Kanimozhi

Unlike the elections of the past, where the DMK faced either the AIADMK or its local ally, this time around, the party will be facing the might of the Centre and its coercive police led by the BJP for whom the AIADMK is only a front for fighting proxy elections, DMK MP M.K. Kanimozhi said. Speaking to booth-level committee members, she underlined the nature of the election that the party would be facing this time. This election was not just about victory of the DMK but about self-respect, social justice and the Dravidian movement, all of which were antithetical to the divisive politics of the BJP. “This is an election that will be fought at the level of principle and ideology. It will be fought in the name of Karunanidhi, Anna and Periyar, who stood for social justice and fraternity. They [BJP-AIADMK] will bring forth all kinds of divisive politics of caste, community, religion — but do not sway,” she said.