MP Tejaswi Surya did not open emergency exit of plane: Annamalai
Chikkamagaluru: MP Tejaswi Surya is intelligent, he did not open the emergency exit door of the flight, K Annamalai, Tamil Nadu state president of the BJP, has said.
The Bangalore South BJP MP has been accused of opening the emergency exit door of an IndiGo plane flying from Chennai on December 10, 2022, causing a delay in the take-off by two hours.
Responding to queries of the media in Chikkamagaluru regarding the incident, Annamalai, who is also said to have been traveling with Surya in the same flight, said, “Surya was seated near the emergency exit. ATR planes have no hand rest for the seats, and Surya had kept his hand on the door. As a result, the door opened slightly. Surya brought it to the notice of the plane crew members immediately. The pilot himself handled the situation. The IndiGo authorities themselves have clarified on the matter.”
Annamalai further stated that the Parliamentarian is knowledgeable and holds a post of responsibility. “The Karnataka Congress leaders have no other work at hand and are stretching this matter to such an extent,” he opined.
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BJP has history of ‘contradictory alliances’, says BK Hariprasad
Bengaluru: Congress MLC B. K. Hariprasad has launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy over its criticism of alliance politics in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X on Friday, Hariprasad said BJP leader B. L. Santhosh criticising the Congress party’s alliance politics in Tamil Nadu was “not just laughable, but the height of political contradiction.”
He said the Congress has always joined hands with like-minded parties to protect secular and democratic values in the country.
Hariprasad questioned the BJP over several of its past and present alliances across the country. Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar and Maharashtra, he accused the BJP of sharing power with parties it had earlier criticised.
He alleged that the BJP had aligned with separatist and corruption-linked political forces in different states for political gains.
“The BJP, which speaks against alliances today, should first look at its own political history,” he said, adding that the party’s record was full of “contradictions and changing stands.”
Hariprasad also accused the BJP of using central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and CBI as political tools to target opposition leaders, topple governments and influence electoral mandates.
He further claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu had strongly rejected the BJP and its ideology in the recent election.
“Congress forms alliances to protect the Constitution, secularism and national unity, while the BJP enters into alliances only for power,” he said.
