‘PM Modi must explain unfulfilled poll promises’

DMK chief Stalin questions PM’s stand on fighting corruption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his next visit to Tamil Nadu on April 2, should tell the voters why was he unable to fulfill his poll promises of creating two crore jobs a year and bring back black money from abroad to give ₹15 lakh to every Indian family, DMK president M.K. Stalin said on Tuesday. Canvassing votes for the DMK alliance candidates at Alangulam, Mr. Stalin said the promises were made during electioneering in 2014. Another promise of doubling farmers’ income had been put in cold storage as well. “Did anyone here get the job or ₹15 lakh from Mr. Modi? We lost what we had when you [Modi] demonetised high-value currency notes. Instead of doubling the farmers’ income, you do not even have the courage to meet the farmers protesting on the streets of Delhi for more than 125 days, braving coldest of winters and the harsh summer. Answer all these questions when you visit Tamil Nadu again on April 2. Else the people will give you the answer on April 6 [voting day],” he said.