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“It is the duty of the parents to ensure the children don't fall prey to societal pressures.”
“Do not confuse NEET with educational ability as they are different. NEET benefits students of a particular stream. It favours a student who is ready to spend lakhs to learn at coaching centres. It does not offer space for the poor and government school students.”
“It's all about defending the core of India: democracy, secularism and our pluralistic society, not to mention the principle of federalism... from what I would frankly call fascist forces.”
“The ideal Prime Minister is one who requires no artificial image, but rather embodies care for the poor, celebrates plurality and steering the country of 1.4 billion with true love and commitment.”
“Since the establishment of our Dravidian Model of Governance, Tamil Nadu has been advancing in all sectors.”
“There were instances when high offices like that of the President, Vice-President and even Prime Minister could have been within Kalaignar's reach. He humbly said, 'I know my height.' But make no mistake, in the political landscape of India, Kalaignar and the DMK are towering figures.”
“We strongly feel that our Constitution must be safeguarded. There should not be any dilution on the core values and principles that our founding fathers have handed over to us.”
“The leaders of different political spectrum across India have buried their differences and joined hands to put up a spirited fight against the autocratic regime. We have one agenda and one rival - save the Constitution and end the majoritarian misrule of the BJP.”
“Social justice and state autonomy are the great ideologies that the Dravidian movement gave to this country.”
“The arguments Rahul Gandhi puts forth in Parliament are rock-solid. He has a crystal-clear approach on many pertinent issues. He understands that the diverse nature of India is what protects its integrity. He opposes the politics of communal hatred and the domination of 'one language.'”
“Love unites lives.”
“There is a deliberate effort to twist and tweak with the statements made by our ministers and leaders during their speeches so that they are used in distorted forms in different contexts against us.”
“Everyone knows the DMK and the BJP hold different views.”
“My plea is that if we want to preserve India's diversity, federalism, democracy, secularism, equality, fraternity, state rights, education rights, we must all leave aside our individual political mindsets and unite.”
“Governors playing political games does not augur well for the democratic and federal nature of the Union. This must be corrected.”
“We criticise the policies of the BJP, not of individual persons... So all our criticisms are principled.”
“Rajapaksa had said that giving political powers to Tamils is not his priority. He further stated that the majority Sinhalese are against the devolution of political powers for Tamils. The Sri Lankan president's statement has come as a shock for me.”
“It's no secret that the financial demands regarding running a party have skyrocketed... The key issue, especially for a budding democracy like India, is transparency.”
“The BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is of the opinion that the states should be abolished, if not, they should at least be reduced into mere municipalities.”
“The DMK will not interfere in the internal affairs of other political parties and the ruling AIADMK is not an exception.”