While paying homage to freedom fighters, the Marudhu brothers, on the occasion of their death anniversary, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday took a dig at those who, he said, have turned “nationalists suddenly”.
In a social media post, Mr. Stalin said that the last days of Mahatma Gandhi would speak volumes of the history of those who speak subtly with “poisonous thoughts” and have now, suddenly turned nationalists. “It was this Godse gang, which [late nationalist poet] Mahakavi Bharathiar referred to as ‘acting Swadeshis’,” Mr. Stalin said. He however, did not explicitly refer to any political party or individual by name.
Mr. Stalin said, whenever the DMK government was formed, freedom fighters were celebrated across the State and recalled the unveiling of the statues of the Marudhu brothers at a cost of ₹34 lakh in Chennai.
