PM Narendra Modi calls Mahagathbandhan 'incoherent alliance of rich dynasties'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at the proposed Mahagatbandhan for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, saying it was an "unholy alliance" of various political parties for "personal survival". People will see through the "incoherent alliance of rich dynasties," Modi said during his interaction with booth workers from Chennai Central, Chennai North, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, and Tiruvallur constituencies in Tamil Nadu through video conference.
Modi slams TDP for joining hands with Congress
Modi recalled that the key constituent of the mega-alliance, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), was formed against the very "high-handedness" of the Congress by the veteran, late chief minister NT Rama Rao, but said the party was now keen to join hands with the Congress.
'This alliance is for power, not for the people'
Some parties in the Mahagatbandhan claimed to be inspired by socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, but the veteran himself opposed the Congress and its ideologies, PM Modi said. "Today several leaders are talking about a grand alliance or Mahagathbandhan. This alliance is for personal survival and is not ideology-based support. This alliance is for power, not for the people," said the prime minister.
Modi points out to 'Emergency', says Congress 'ecosystem' spared none
Many leaders in the coalition were "arrested and tortured" during the Emergency, said Modi without referring to anyone. The Congress "ecosystem" spared none, he said and pointed out at the dismissal of the AIADMK government of late Chief Minister MG Ramachandran in 1980 though he had people's support. Mahagathbandhan is a grand alliance of opposition parties against BJP for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
