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Kar Dy CM Shivakumar releases TN poll manifesto, debunks Vijay’s claim of Cong cadres being with TVK, asserts victory for DMK alliance

Chenna, Apr 9 (UNI) Debunking the claim of actor-turned politician and the nascent Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder-President Vijay’s claim that real Congress workers, committed to save the secular fabric, are with the TVK in this Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, senior leader Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday termed it as immature and asserted that the cadre are very much with the party, not going astray.
“Vijay is politically immature and doesn’t have maturity. The Indian National Congress is not with him. I think he might have thought that the TMC was with him. The Congress is firmly with the DMK and the alliance will secure a two-thirds majority,” he told the media in Chennai after releasing the party manifesto on Thursday evening for the April 23 elections.
The Karnataka Congress strongman also questioned Vijay’s political experience as well as readiness for taking up the reins of governance, suggesting deeper understanding of public issues and maturity as a prerequisite for a leader.
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