Veteran Congress leader and MP Manickam Tagore fired salvos at the NDA Saturday in Madurai, proclaiming Tamil Nadu’s ‘double engine’ a catastrophic failure. ‘Whether double or triple, a dead engine can’t power progress,’ he declared, rubbishing the CBI-ED bolstered coalition’s prospects.
The broadside followed PM Modi’s pointed attack on DMK’s management of the Tiruparankundram Kartigai Deepam imbroglio, accusing it of belittling Lord Murugan and judicial authority. Tagore labeled the PM’s foray ‘unfortunate,’ stressing the case’s pendency in the Supreme Court and its emotional weight for locals.
He accused certain Hindu outfits linked to RSS of engineering faith-based conflicts for political gain. ‘Leaders must avoid prejudicing ongoing litigation,’ Tagore advised firmly.
Echoing Rahul Gandhi’s viral X message, Tagore decried the textile and khadi sector’s meltdown under US tariff pressures. Gandhi highlighted vanishing orders, shuttered mills, and job carnage affecting millions, branding it proof of economic paralysis and pressing the PM for urgent action.
Tagore hailed Gandhi’s people-first approach, weaving regional temple disputes with pan-India economic alarms. This multi-pronged offensive underscores Congress’s playbook to challenge NDA dominance, particularly in culturally vibrant Tamil Nadu where alliances teeter on razor-thin margins.