Manithaneya Makkal Katchi president M.H. Jawahirullah on Tuesday condemned the recent comments made by Naam Thamizhar Katchi co-ordinator Seeman, who labelled minority communities in Tamil Nadu as ‘children of Satan’ for voting consistently for DMK-Congress alliance. Mr Jawahiruallah, a legislator, said the minorities have been consistent in voting in favour of secularism, democracy and social justice.
Speaking to The Hindu, he said the State election in Karnataka showed that minorities, “who were hounded by the previous BJP government by raking up Hijab row and controversy over Halal meat” while churches were also attacked, voted clearly against the BJP and in favour of the Congress.
“Similarly, in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the minorities in Tamil Nadu clearly voted against BJP alliance in favour of social justice and secularism. It is Seeman who has consistently held positions identical to BJP-RSS even before he made this disgusting comment about minorities. Many years ago, when his party’s constitution was introduced, he had supported the view that minorities couldn’t be fully trusted (within the framework of Tamil nationalism) since the minorities have a separate ‘national identity’. He had also supported the view that minorities must return to their ‘Thaai Madham’ (mother religion). Is this not similar to the views held by BJP-RSS? He has himself to blame for the perception that he is BJP’s B-team,” the MMK leader charged.
