BJP blames DMK after party's Tamil Nadu vice president's house, car attacked by miscreants

Chennai: Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu state vice president Sasikala Pushpa's house and car were vandalised unknown miscreats in the southern coastal district of Thoothukudi, news agency PTI quoted police as saying. Sasikala was in Kanyakumari for a party meeting when a group of men vandalised her house and damaged a car parked in front of the property on Thursday. Pushpa is a former Rajya Sabha MP from AIADMK, who shifted loyalties to the BJP. Taking to twitter, the BJP leader posted pictures of the damage. English translation of her tweet in Tamil said, "DMK, which could not take on the BJP on its ideology, resorted to violence by damaging my house and car. This would not let down the spirit of the BJP members".

Condemning the incident, BJP state chief K Annamalai tweeted, "Under the instructions of the Minister of Women Empowerment & Social Welfare in the DMK govt, Tmt. Geetha Jeevan, DMK goons vandalised BJP TamilNadu Vice President Tmt. 
Sasikala Pushpa's house and car today. "

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"Sasikala Pushpa's only mistake was to question the minister’s inability to provide good governance and their corrupt practices," he added.

பாஜகவை கொள்கை ரீதியாக தாக்க முடியாத திமுக குண்டர்கள்,கைகூழிகள் எனது இல்லத்தையும், காரையும் சேதப்படுத்தினர். இதற்காக அஞ்சுபவர்கள் நாங்கள் இல்லை எங்களது அரசியல் அதிரடியாக தான் இருக்கும். @annamalai_k @KesavaVinayakan @blsanthosh @KanimozhiDMK @geethajeevandmk @ARROffice pic.twitter.com/0NK9vE6ulj

— Dr Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy (@SasikalaPushpa_) December 22, 2022

Tamil Nadu BJP vice president Narayanan Tirupathy also condemned the attack. Another vice president Karu Nagarajan said the party had preferred a complaint with the DGP Shailendra Babu demanding immediate steps to arrest the culprits.

Under the instructions of the Minister of Women Empowerment & Social Welfare in the @arivalayam govt, Tmt. Geetha Jeevan avl, DMK goons vandalised @BJP4TamilNadu Vice President Tmt. @SasikalaPushpa_ avl's house and car today. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ICt8xHCqop — K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) December 22, 2022

Pushpa, who is Thoothukudi south district in-charge of the BJP had been a mayor of Thoothukudi. The police registered a case against 13 people in connection with the vandalisation.

(With PTI inputs)