China Flag In DMK Ad? TN Govt's Alleged Paper Ad Creates Controversy

An advertisement released by Tamil Nadu's DMK government has run into controversy allegedly over the Chinese flag.

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai has shared a photo of a newspaper ad, allegedly given by State Fisheries Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for laying the foundation stone of the Kulasekaranpattinam Spaceport.

On X, he said, "This advertisement by DMK Minister Anita Radhakrishnan to leading Tamil dailies today is a manifestation of DMK's commitment to China & their total disregard for our country's sovereignty. DMK, a party flying high on corruption, has been desperate to paste stickers ever since the announcement of ISRO's second launch pad in Kulasekarapatinam was released..."

He then said, "The amount of desperation only proves their attempt to bury their past misdeeds, but we must remind them that DMK was why the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is today in Andhra Pradesh & not Tamil Nadu.

When the 1st launch pad of ISRO was conceptualised, TN was the first choice of ISRO. TN CM Thiru Annadurai, who could not attend the meeting because of severe shoulder pain, deputed Mathiyazhagan, one of his ministers, for the meeting.

ISRO officials were kept waiting for a long, and Mathiyazhagan was finally brought to the meeting in an "inebriated state" & was incoherent throughout the meeting. And, this was the treatment our country's space programme received 60 years ago. DMK hasn't changed much & has only become worse!"

The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) said, "Rahul Gandhi's obsession with China has travelled to his favourite alliance partner now. DMK uses Chinese rocket in its advertisement for ISRO's new launch site in Kulasekarapattinam for which PM Modi lays the foundation stone today!"

The netizens have trolled the DMK government over the faux pas. "Be happy they didn't add Sivakasi rockets to it," one user said.

The second user added, "You should be happy they didn't put up a firecracker rocket."