“Insult to whole India…” BJP’s Annamalai flays DMK leader RS Bharathi’s ‘dog eaters’ remark on Nagas

Nov 06, 2023

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Nov 06 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai on November 06 flayed DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi for his alleged derogatory remark about the culinary habit of people of Nagaland. Speaking at the centenary celebrations organised in Chennai on November 04, Bharathi had said that the people of Nagaland who eat dog meat had chased away Governor RN Ravi and that he would face more intense opposition from the people of Tamil Nadu. RN Ravi was serving as governor in Nagaland in 2019 – 2020 where there were protests against him.Reacting to the statement, K Annamalai said the remark was an insult to the whole country. “...Northeastern brothers and sisters are being abused by a senior party functionary of DMK...Naga people have a very unique tradition...Whoever from DMK is willing to go and see their beautiful culture, Tamil Nadu BJP will sponsor 50 tickets to anybody from DMK, because you call the brave Naga people as dog eater. That is an insult to the whole of India, an insult to our countrymen. We can’t take this any further...Let them go to Nagaland, see the beautiful culture, and come back and make a comment...Without even knowing somebody’s very unique culture, you want to question them,” said Annamalai.