Chennai:
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) president Okay Annamalai on Sunday lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for making one other promise — a state-of-the-art cricket stadium in Coimbatore.
Responding to Mr Stalin’s announcement, Mr Annamalai termed the announcement an “electoral stunt” and reminded him that the DMK should first fulfill its 511 ballot guarantees earlier than making new ones. He stated that the DMK was making this promise, sensing a defeat within the Coimbatore constituency.
“We want to remind TN CM Thiru MK Stalin that the 511 poll promises he gave in 2021 remain unfulfilled, and he first attends to those before making further promises after sensing defeat,” Mr Annamalai stated on X.
He stated that the electoral stunts of DMK can’t deceive the youth and the sports activities fanatics in Coimbatore, as they’ve grown more and more vigilant.
“DMK is a party that couldn’t Construct a New Bus Terminus in Coimbatore in the last 3 years; it is today promising a stadium that should be regarded as the joke of the year and deserves slow clapping from the people of Coimbatore,” added Mr Annamalai.
We need to remind TN CM Thiru @mkstalin that the 511 ballot guarantees he gave in 2021 stay unfulfilled, and he first attends to these earlier than making additional guarantees after sensing defeat.
The electoral stunts of DMK can’t deceive the youth & the sports activities fanatics in Coimbatore… https://t.co/8Qpr0fVzmz
— Okay.Annamalai (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@annamalai_k) April 7, 2024
Notably, Mr Annamalai is contesting from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat and his remark got here in response to the latest promise made by Mr Stalin as a part of his social gathering’s (DMK) election manifesto for Lok Sabha Elections, by which he promised the development of a state-of-the-art cricket stadium in Coimbatore.
On March 28, Mr Annamalai filed his nomination from the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency.
A Karnataka cadre IPS officer, Mr Annamalai, resigned from service in 2019 and joined the BJP in 2020. He was appointed BJP state president a 12 months late.
Sharing a submit by state Minister of Industries TRB Rajaa on X, Mr Stalin, the DMK chief, stated, “As a sports and cricket enthusiast, I would like to add one more promise to our election manifesto for Elections 2024. We will take efforts to establish a state-of-the-art cricket stadium in Coimbatore, with the active participation of the sports loving people of Coimbatore. As highlighted by our Minister TRB Rajaa, this stadium aims to be Tamil Nadu’s second international-standard cricket venue after Chennai’s iconic MAC stadium. Our government and Sports Minister Udhay Stalin are committed to nurturing talent and enhancing sports infrastructure in Tamil Nadu.”
As a sports activities and cricket fanatic, I want to add another promise to our election manifesto for #Elections2024:
🏏🏟️ We’ll take efforts to determine a state-of-the-art cricket stadium in Coimbatore, with the lively participation of the sports activities loving individuals of… https://t.co/B6rpHJKSBI
— M.Okay.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 7, 2024
Minister TRB Rajaa highlighted in his submit that Coimbatore and the state of Tamil Nadu want a serious increase in sports activities infrastructure.
“Dreaming Big for Tamil Nadu Cricket! In the past few days, as we campaigned across Coimbatore, we’ve met many young people with deep passion for sports. Coimbatore’s enthusiasm for varied sports, including, Athletics, Shooting, Car Racing, Football, Skating, Equestrian sports amongst others and especially cricket, is unmatched. It is home to the owners of 3 TNPL teams, and many of the growing national cricket stars are from Western Tamil Nadu,” he stated.
Mr Rajaa stated that this stadium will redefine cricketing requirements globally by being probably the most sustainably constructed state-of-the-art stadium on the earth.
“It could be a net zero stadium, which will not only boost our local cricket ecosystem, to which we will add small turf grounds, but also serve as a beacon of green innovation, water-conservation and climate-consciousness We respectfully request our Honourable Chief Minister MK Stalin avargal to bring this landmark sports infra to life, setting a new global benchmark and nurturing our rich sports talent ,” he added.
He additionally stated that Coimbatore and all of Tamil Nadu want a serious increase in sports activities infrastructure.
“That’s exactly what our Honourable Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Thiru Udhay Stalin has been building up over the past year ! Given the amazing talents that are available in and around Kovai and the genuine need for another World-class Cricket Stadium in TN, I request the Honourable Chief Minister Thiru MK Stalin avargal to establish a brand new world-class multipurpose Coimbatore International Cricket Stadium or CICS,” he added.
Coimbatore is among the key constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The DMK has fielded Ganapathi P Kumar whereas the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has nominated Singai Ramachandran to contest from Coimbatore.
All 39 seats of Tamil Nadu will ballot within the first section of the overall elections on April 19 and the counting of votes, together with these from different phases, has been scheduled for June 4.
In 2019, the DMK swept the Lok Sabha polls within the state, successful 23 Lok Sabha seats and bagging the lion’s share of the entire votes polled, at 33.2 per cent.
Its ruling ally, Congress, bagged 8 seats, mining 12.9 per cent of the entire votes polled, whereas the CPI gained two seats. CPI (M) and IUML gained one seat every whereas the remaining two seats went to independents.
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