Mounting a blistering attack on the Congress-led UPA Government, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa on Monday accused it of “plundering” the nation over the past 10 years and appealed to the people to throw it out in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
“The Congress-led Government at the Centre had plundered the country in the last 10 years. This anti-people Congress rule should be removed. I am sure that people are against Congress returning to power,” the AIADMK supremo said, launching her first phase of poll campaign from this temple town known for its silk sarees.
Addressing a rally, amidst loud cheers of “Amma”, she appealed to the electorate to ensure that the AIADMK would be part of the next government to safeguard the rights of Tamils, indicating her national ambitions.
Lashing out at the Congress, she accused it of betraying people of Tamil Nadu on at least 10 issues, including Sri Lankan Tamils issue, attack on fishermen from the State and on Katchatheevu retrieval.
She gave a call to the electorate to “save India” by voting for the AIADMK to “punish the graft-tainted Congress”, put the nation “on par with superpowers” in defence preparedness and to control petrol pricing that affected the common man.