Congress And DMK Are 2G, 3G, 4G Parties: Amit Shah in Tamil Nadu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the Congress and DMK over over dynasty politics and alleged corruption, calling them the "2G, 3G, 4G" parties.

Speaking at a gathering, the Union Minister criticised the two opposition parties at the Centre for opposing the abrogation of Article 370 and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "uniting Kashmir" with India by a stroke of the pen.

"Congress and DMK are 2G, 3G, 4G parties. I am not talking about the 2G (spectrum allocation scam). 2G means two generations, 3G means three generations and 4G means four generations," he said. "The Maran family (of the DMK) is doing corruption for two generations. The Karunanidhi family is doing corruption for three generations. The Gandhi family is 4G. Rahul Gandhi is fourth generation and for four generations they are enjoying power," Shah said attacking the two parties.

He said the time has come to "throw out 2G, 3G, 4G and give the power in Tamil Nadu to a son of the soil."

Asking the crowd if Article 370 should have been removed or not and "if Kashmir is ours or not," he said both Congress and DMK opposed the abrogation of the Article which gave Jammu and Kashmir a special status.

"Both these parties -- Congress and DMK -- were against its abrogation. With one stroke of pen on August 5, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended Article 370 and united Kashmir with India," Shah added. Earlier in the day, Shah attended a meeting of the BJP's Tamil Nadu leaders, including its state president K Annamalai, in Chennai.

In the event in Vellore, Shah said that the DMK-Congress ruled Tamil Nadu for 10 years and indulded in Rs 12,000 crores of corruption and scams. "In 9 years, nobody has levelled even one allegation of corruption against the Modi government. Narendra Modi govt has enhanced the respect for India before the world. The Govt has also made India secure," he added.