K Veeramani Defends Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Promotion, Dismisses Dynasty Politics Criticism

As Udhayanidhi Stalin is set to become the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dravidar Kazhagam President K Veeramani welcomed the DMK government's decision and said that the junior Stalin has proven his worth as an MLA.

"As an MLA, as a propagandist, in the election he has scored. By showing a single stone, he was able to muster more votes than all these things. This shows the youth's innovative thinking. We used to explain half an hour, one hour how it all happens. But this guy is a very wise guy, he took a stone and said this is a medical college. This kind of innovation is very good, because youths are ahead of ours. So you will have to accept it," ANI quoted him as saying.

He debunked criticisms of "dynasty politics" and nepotism in the government and stated that he expects his son and grandson to follow his same principles. "This is a self-respect movement. These families are following the same principle because I expect my son to follow the same philosophy, so my grandson. That is not a disqualification, that is an addition qualification. Power may come and power may go. The basic philosophy of the Dravidian party is not power. They could lead the people without power, but it was added because then they could bring new legislation. If public opinion marches forward, law comes limping behind," he added.

Expalining further on dynastic politics, he said, "If my son and grandson shoulder my responsibility in carrying the message to the people and translate those philosophy through the action, through the laws and legislation and all other means, that is more of a plus point than a minus point."

He then slammed the Opposition parties for their criticism over Udhayanidhi's elevation and stated that they do not have anything else to criticise.

V Veeramani added, "The opposition is doing this because they are the opposition, blindly they want to find anything. They have no idea or matter to charge with except this one. He cannot be charged, the only thing is dynasty, dynasty. But what about BJP? Are they out of it? Or any party?"

In addition to his existing responsibilities, Udhayanidhi Stalin will also take on the portfolio of Planning and Development.

Udhayanidhi was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Saturday.