Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol. Thirumavalavan on Friday condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise policy case but said it will only galvanise the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
In an interaction with journalists of The Hindu in Chennai, Mr. Thirumavalavan charged that Mr. Kejriwal’s arrest was “political vendetta” by the BJP. “Mr. Arvind Kejriwal was [one of those] instrumental in forming the Opposition-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance [INDIA]. The BJP government at the Centre exerted pressure on him to not join the alliance. But he didn’t bother about it.”
According to him, Mr. Kejriwal has no links to the alleged liquor policy scam. “The BJP is even targeting parties like Bharat Rashtra Samithi [BRS] which is not a part of the INDIA bloc. The arrest of Mr. Kejriwal will not create any negative impact on our alliance, rather it will have a positive impact.”
