Hours after PM Modi chaired the 10th NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting, Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday asserted that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is not intimidated by Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids or Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Deputy CM's reaction came as an answer to allegations from the opposition AIADMK which was skeptical about chief minister MK Stalin's presence in the meeting in Delhi amid recent ED searches at the offices of state-run liquor corporation TASMAC.
"We are not afraid of ED or Modi. The DMK nurtured by Kalaignar (his grandfather and former chief minister M Karunanidhi), is a party with self-respect firmly moored to the principles of Periyar (rationalist leader EV Ramasamy)," news agency PTI quoted Udhayanidhi Stalin.
"They (BJP government at the Centre) tried to intimidate us in the past but we refused to yield. Our's is not a party with a servitude mindset. We will face the cases legally," he further added.
Stalin Demands 50 Percent Share In Central Taxes
CM Stalin on Saturday sought the Centre to enhance the state바카라s share in central taxes to 50 per cent and also underscored the necessity for a dedicated urban transformation mission in the state.
Speaking at the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi, he 바카라demanded a rightful 50 per cent share for states in central taxes.바카라 바카라We currently receive only 33.16 percent against the promised 41,바카라 the Chief Minister said in a post on the social media platform X.
He further said 바카라on the lines of Amrut 2.0, I stressed the need for a dedicated urban transformation mission, as Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state in India.바카라 바카라Also, I urged a #CleanGanga-style project for Cauvery, Vaigai and Thamirabarani, with names in English for national coherence and regional pride,바카라 Stalin said.
Three Southern CMs Skip NITI Ayog Meet
While the CM of Congress-ruled Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, was busy with "prior engagement" in the state and sent his speech to be read out in the council, Marxist veteran and Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan deputed his cabinet colleague K N Balagopal on his behalf.
Similarly, Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy, who heads the AINRC-led NDA coalition in the union territory, also skipped the event, an official source said.
CMs of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana-- N Chandrababu Naidu, M K Stalin and A Revanth Reddy, were scheduled to attend the meeting and put forth their views before the council on respective issues.
