The Congress and the BJP engaged in a war of words over the claim of being the third largest party in the recently-concluded urban local bodies polls in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai questioned the Congress as to how the party perceives itself and its victory since it was part of the DMK-led alliance with 13 parties. “Do you consider this victory as your own? Do you have the guts to take on the BJP fighting the polls alone, like us? Will you get voters? But more importantly, will you have the candidates to fight the elections?,” Mr. Annamalai asked.
He also accused the Congress of not having the courage to walk out of the DMK alliance despite one of its MPs being insulted by a DMK leader during talks on seat sharing.
